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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (1993)

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Mike TysonMike TysonSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Cus D'AmatoCus D'AmatoSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Don KingDon KingSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Robin GivensRobin GivensSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Curtis RatliffCurtis RatliffSelf - Friend
  • Photo of Tracy Trey TravisTracy Trey TravisSelf - Friend
  • Photo of Louis FarrakhanLouis FarrakhanSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Joyce Carol OatesJoyce Carol OatesSelf
  • Photo of Evander HolyfieldEvander HolyfieldSelf (archive footage)
  • Photo of Larry HolmesLarry HolmesSelf (archive footage)

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