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“He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.”
The Great White Hope (1970)
October 11, 19701h 43mEN
6.2
35 votes
Overview
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Director
Martin RittWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Lawrence Turman Productions20th Century Fox
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7.0Well you can’t fault James Earl Jones for tackling just about every issue on the books in this drama about a heavyweight boxer. “Jefferson” is the champion of the world and is making short shrift of his opponents. Needless to say, this is narking many of his (mainly white) brethren so when he and his fiancée “Eleanor” (Jane Alexander) fall foul of rules banning mixed couples from inter-state travel they capitalise on this and have him arrested. Thanks to an outrageously pink shirt and a bit of legerdemain, he manages to escape to Europe where he finds things only marginally better. That’s not…
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