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Cast
James Earl Jones | As: Jack Jefferson | |
Jane Alexander | As: Eleanor | |
Lou Gilbert | As: Goldie | |
Joel Fluellen | As: Tick | |
Chester Morris | As: Pop Weaver |
Storyline
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Tagline: | He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them. |
Certification: | PG-13 |
Cast
James Earl Jones |
Jack Jefferson |
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Jane Alexander |
Eleanor |
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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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Robert Webber |
Dixon |
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Marlene Warfield |
Clara |
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Hal Holbrook |
Cameron |
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Beah Richards |
Mama Tiny |
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Moses Gunn |
Scipio |
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Larry Pennell |
Brady |
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Marcel Dalio |
French Promoter |
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Manuel Padilla Jr. |
Paco |
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Scatman Crothers |
Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
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R.G. Armstrong |
Captain Dan |
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Rodolfo Acosta |
El Jefe |
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Ernest Anderson |
Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited) |
Directed By
Martin Ritt |
Director |
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Jerry Ziesmer |
Assistant Director |
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Marvin Weldon |
Script Supervisor |
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Tim Zinnemann |
Assistant Director |
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Writing Credits
Howard Sackler |
Screenplay |
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Production Crew
Lawrence Turman |
Producer |
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Edited By
William Reynolds |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Edwin Butterworth |
Makeup Artist |
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Paul Stanhope Jr. |
Makeup Artist |
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Irene Sharaff |
Costume Design |
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Pat Abbott |
Hairstylist |
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Sound
Lionel Newman |
Original Music Composer |
Visual Effects
Camera
Burnett Guffey |
Director of Photography |
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Lighting
Art Department
Walter M. Scott |
Set Decoration |
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John DeCuir |
Production Design |
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Raphael Bretton |
Set Decoration |
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Jack Martin Smith |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Donald McKayle |
Choreographer |
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