The Great White Hope
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| Initial release | USA |
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| Directors | Martin Ritt |
| Screenplay | Howard Sackler |
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| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | |
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| ID | 1012047 |
About The Great White Hope
Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the boxing heavyweight champion of early 1910s America. But as a black man, he's not only fighting other boxers, but discrimination and prejudice as well. The boxing fans and press resent the idea of a black champion and are actively searching for a "great white hope" that can defeat him. But it's Jefferson's activities outside the ring, primarily involving the white Eleanor Bachman (Jane Alexander), that may prove to be his downfall.
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