The Great White Hope
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
1970
Rated
PG-13
103
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Martin Ritt
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Language
English
Release Date
October 11, 1970
Cast
James Earl Jones
Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander
Eleanor
Lou Gilbert
Goldie
Joel Fluellen
Tick
Chester Morris
Pop Weaver
Robert Webber
Dixon
Marlene Warfield
Clara
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
Beah Richards
Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn
Scipio
Larry Pennell
Brady
Marcel Dalio
French Promoter
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Paco
Scatman Crothers
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
R. G. Armstrong
Captain Dan
Rodolfo Acosta
El Jefe
Ernest Anderson
Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)
Show Full Crew
Directing
Martin Ritt
Director
Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director
Marvin Weldon
Script Supervisor
Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director
Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist
Irene Sharaff
Costume Design
Paul Stanhope Jr.
Makeup Artist
Pat Abbott
Hairstylist
Art
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
John DeCuir
Production Design
Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction
Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration
Production
Editing
Crew
Writing