The Great White Hope

6.1
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 103 min
  • Premiere: 1970. October 11.

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Discover

James Earl Jones

Jack Jefferson

Lou Gilbert

Goldie

Chester Morris

Pop Weaver

Hal Holbrook

Cameron

Beah Richards

Mama Tiny

Moses Gunn

Scipio

Marcel Dalio

French Promoter

Scatman Crothers

Carnival Barker (uncredited)

R.G. Armstrong

Captain Dan

Ernest Anderson

Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)

Art

John DeCuir

Production Design

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Raphael Bretton

Set Decoration

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Camera

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Paul Stanhope Jr.

Makeup Artist

Pat Abbott

Hairstylist

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Edwin Butterworth

Makeup Artist

Crew

Donald McKayle

Choreographer

Directing

Martin Ritt

Director

Jerry Ziesmer

Assistant Director

Marvin Weldon

Script Supervisor

Tim Zinnemann

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Lionel Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Howard Sackler

Screenplay

Art

John DeCuir

Production Design

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Raphael Bretton

Set Decoration

Jack Martin Smith

Art Direction

Camera

Burnett Guffey

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Paul Stanhope Jr.

Makeup Artist

Pat Abbott

Hairstylist

Irene Sharaff

Costume Design

Edwin Butterworth

Makeup Artist

Crew

Donald McKayle

Choreographer

Directing

Martin Ritt

Director

Jerry Ziesmer

Assistant Director

Marvin Weldon

Script Supervisor

Tim Zinnemann

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Sound

Lionel Newman

Original Music Composer

Writing

Howard Sackler

Screenplay