The Great White Hope
“He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.”
6.2(34)19701h 43m
Drama
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
Cast
Reviews
1 review
Geronimo1967
8mo ago
7.0
Well you can’t fault James Earl Jones for tackling just about every issue on the books in this drama about a heavyweight boxer. “Jefferson” is the champion of the world and is making short shrift of his opponents. Needless to say, this is narking many of his (mainly white) brethren so when he and his fiancée “Eleanor” (Jane Alexander) fall foul of rules banning mixed couples from inter-state trave...
