The Featherweight
“Willie Pep has had 231 fights. What's one more?”
Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.
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James Madio
Guglielmo Papaleo (Willie Pep)
Known for
Band of Brothers
The Penguin
Ruby Wolf
Linda Papaleo
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Sovereign
Keir Gilchrist
Billy Papaleo Jr.
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It Follows
Atypical
Stephen Lang
Bill Gore
Known for
Avatar
Don't Breathe
Ron Livingston
Bob Kaplan
Known for
Band of Brothers
Office Space
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Sandy Saddler
Known for
The Wire
The Walking Dead
Shari Albert
Fran Papaleo
Known for
The Brothers McMullen
The Groomsmen
Imma Aiello
Mama Papaleo
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Frank John Hughes
Mike Marino
Known for
Band of Brothers
Catch Me If You Can
Michael Siberry
Bill Lee
Known for
Severance
Marvel's Jessica Jones
Jeremy Luke
Rocky Marciano
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Don Jon
Mob City
Bruce Carrington
Goose
Robert Kolodny Director · Steve Loff Writer Robert Greene Editor
First release September 3, 2023 · Produced in United States · Production Golden Ratio Films, Pep Films
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Appian Way
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Golden Ratio Films
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Pep Films
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Blisspoint Entertainment
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Connecticut Public Television
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · September 3, 2023
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Taiwan
June 22, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Film Festival
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