On June 22nd 1938 Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling of Germany in the first round of their rematch in New York City's Yankee Stadium. With this day in history in mind, the theme for today are films on boxing-enjoy!
1 Raging Bull (1980) Director Martin Scorsese
Based on true story of Jake LaMotta's (played by Robert De Niro) life in and outside of the ring-De Niro won an Academy Award for his portrayal...
2 Rocky (1976) Director John G. Avildsen
Academy Award Winning picture, which tells the story of struggling boxer (Sylvester Stallone) who gets a once in a lifetime shot at fighting the heavyweight champ-
Stallone was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal...
3 Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962) Director Ralph Nelson
Story of an aging boxer who is talked into continuing to fight by his manipulative manager-great storytelling...
4 The Great White Hope (1970) Director Martin Ritt
Film adaptation of Broadway play starring James Earl Jones as boxer struggling in a racist environment-Jones was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance...
5 The Hurricane (1999) Director Norman Jewison
Tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (played by Denzel Washington), a boxer wrongfully imprisoned for murder-Washington was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal...
6 Fat City (1972) Director John Huston
Based on a novel, tells the story of a hard on his luck fighter and his younger protege trying to make it as a boxer...
7 Tyson (2008) Director: James Toback
Documentary based on the life of Mike Tyson...
As I have seen all but two films from the above list (The Great White Hope & Tyson) I look forward to your feedback... enjoy!
Dianezy
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