The Great White Hope (1970)
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Top billed cast
James Earl JonesJack Jefferson
Jane AlexanderEleanor
Lou GilbertGoldie
Joel FluellenTick
Chester MorrisPop Weaver
Robert WebberDixon
Marlene WarfieldClara
Hal HolbrookCameron
Beah RichardsMama Tiny
Moses GunnScipio
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