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A full-length version of 19th Century title bout. The Gordon Sisters Boxing. 1901. Documentary. Silent film. The Joe Gans – Battling Nelson Fight. 1906. Archival Footage. Silent footage of most of the championship bout that lasted an astounding 48 rounds.
A. American boxing films (4 C, 242 P) Argentine boxing films (3 P) Australian boxing films (4 P)
Box office. $1,350,000 (US) [ 1] The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American boxing film noir directed by Mark Robson, produced and written by Philip Yordan, based on Budd Schulberg 's 1947 novel. It was Humphrey Bogart 's final film role. [ 2] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Black and White, for Burnett Guffey at the 29th ...
Boxing Helena is a 1993 American Avant-garde thriller film directed by Jennifer Lynch and starring Sherilyn Fenn, Julian Sands, and Bill Paxton. [5] [6] Before its release, the film's production was hampered by legal battles with Madonna and Kim Basinger, who both backed out of playing Helena. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in ...
Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. [5] The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy. [6] With cinematography by James Wong Howe, the film is considered by some to be one of the ...
The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama directed by Robert Wise and starring Robert Ryan [1] and Audrey Totter. [2] [3] The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 narrative poem of the same name by Joseph Moncure March. The Set-Up was the last film Wise made for RKO, and he named it his favorite of the pictures he directed ...
Made for TV as part of ESPN 's 30 for 30 series. Follows the history of sports in Cleveland since the city's last major title in 1964, including heartbreaks such as The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot, The Move, and The Decision. Airings after the Cavaliers won the NBA title in 2016 include a new ending. Student Athlete.
Girlfight is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama in her feature directorial debut, and stars Michelle Rodriguez in her first film role. The film follows Diana Guzman, a troubled Brooklyn high school student who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer, despite the disapproval of both her father and her prospective trainers, as well as ...