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    The Great White Hope

    PG-131970 · Drama · 1h 43m

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Great_White_HopeThe Great White Hope - Wikipedia

    The Great White Hope is a 1967 play written by Howard Sackler, later adapted in 1970 for a film of the same name. The play was first produced by Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and debuted on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre in October 1968, directed by Edwin Sherin with James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander in the lead roles.

    • Howard Sackler
    • 1967

  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0065797The Great White Hope (1970) - IMDb

    Oct 16, 1970 · A biographical drama about Jack Johnson, the first Black heavyweight boxing champion, and his interracial romance. James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander star in this Oscar-nominated film based on a Broadway play.

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    • Drama, Romance, Sport
    • Martin Ritt
    • 1970-10-16

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Great_White_Hope_(film)The Great White Hope (film) - Wikipedia

    The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name. The film was directed by Martin Ritt, starring James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn.

  7. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › looking-backLooking Back at the Legacy of 'The Great White Hope' and ...

    Feb 25, 2021 · The Great White Hope is a historical fiction based on the life of Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion. The play and movie explore his career, his interracial marriage and the racism he faced in the early 20th century.

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Great-White-HopeThe Great White Hope | African-American History, Boxing Drama ...

    Written in three acts, The Great White Hope covers the years from 1908 to 1915 and centres on fictional heavyweight boxing champion Jack Jefferson. Jefferson is a proud, outspoken African American and is romantically involved with a white woman, Eleanor Bachman.

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    Feb 19, 2017 · 3.2K. 336K views 7 years ago. James Earl Jones stars as Jack Johnson the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the world. ...more.

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  11. www.encyclopedia.com › great-white-hopeThe Great White Hope | Encyclopedia.com

    The Great White Hope is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama that depicts the life and struggles of Jack Johnson, the first black Heavyweight Champion of the World. The play explores the themes of racism, identity, and boxing in the early twentieth century America.

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