The Great White Hope
“He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.”
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
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Cast
17 people
James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson
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Jane Alexander
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Lou Gilbert
Goldie
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Joel Fluellen
Tick
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Chester Morris
Pop Weaver
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The Big House
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Robert Webber
Dixon
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12 Angry Men
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Marlene Warfield
Clara
Known for
Across 110th Street
Joe
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
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Creepshow
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Beah Richards
Mama Tiny
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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Moses Gunn
Scipio
Known for
The NeverEnding Story
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Larry Pennell
Brady
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Bubba Ho-tep
Marcel Dalio
French Promoter
Known for
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
The Rules of the Game
Martin Ritt Director · Howard Sackler Screenplay Lionel Newman Composer
Budget $9.9M · United States release October 11, 1970 · Produced in United States
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Budget
$9,870,000
Production
Lawrence Turman Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
Lawrence Turman Films, Inc.
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 11, 1970
Theatrical
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