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Oct 16, 1970 · 1 Video. 45 Photos. Drama Romance Sport. A Black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down. Director. Martin Ritt. Writer. Howard Sackler. Stars. James Earl Jones. Jane Alexander. Lou Gilbert. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. search Amazon.
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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.
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Great White Hope, The (1970) -- (Movie Clip) How White You Wanna Be? Celebrating in Chicago after winning the heavyweight championship, Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) unconcerned with racial tensions, with his now-fianceè Eleanor (Jane Alexander), confronted by Scipio (Moses Gunn), with more foul language, in director Martin Ritt’s The ...
- Martin Ritt, José López Rodero, Tim Zinnemann
- James Earl Jones
Jun 9, 2021 · Jack’s celebration is cut short, as Jack is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancé, a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison sentence, Jack escapes to Europe, with Eleanor in tow, encountering problems in England, and then France, and eventually landing in Cuba.
Feb 25, 2021 · The success of The Great White Hope soon led to conversations about adapting the play into a film, but those conversations didn’t include Alexander until after the show swept the Tony Awards ...
