Regie:
Gus TrikonisScenario:
Edward Di LorenzoCamera:
Ric WaiteMuziek:
Billy GoldenbergActeurs:
Treat Williams, Sam Waterston, Sally Kellerman, Victoria Tennant, Peter Mark Richman, Jesse Vint, Robert Harper, Walker Edmiston, Terence McGovern (meer)Samenvattingen(1)
After years of bare-knuckled prizefights and a disastrous affair with the conniving Maxine (Kellerman), Jack Dempsey seems destined for a lifeof poverty and obscurity. But when he's discovered by manager Doc Kearns (Waterston), Dempsey's true destiny is finally unleashed, winning him the world heavyweight title! But that was only the beginning for Dempsey, whose life became a whirlwind of legendary bouts, fame, women, scandal and a legacy as one of the greatest fighters of all time! (officiële tekst van distribiteur)
(meer)Recensie (1)
The television biography of Jack Dempsey (1895-1983), the first World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, is as good as films like Ring of Passion about the fights between Schmeling and Louis, or the life story of Marion Davies in The Hearst and Davies Affair. These grand stories from pre-war popular culture were still vibrant then, setting the stage for cinematic retellings. Dempsey's story had it all. Raised by Mormons, he had a sports career, and married film actresses Estelle Taylor and Hannah Williams. He acted in movies, ran a restaurant, and wrote the memoir "Championship Fighting: Explosive Punching and Aggressive Defense, How to Fight Tough a DEMPSEY". Even during World War II, he didn't slack off. What more could you want? Treat Williams in the lead role? You got it.
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