The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

6.2/ 10

TMDB Rating

35

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1970

Release Year

103 min

Runtime

Drama

Overview

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Keywords

sports

based on play or musical

boxing

Trailer

Cast

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Jack Jefferson

Jane Alexander

Jane Alexander

Eleanor

Lou Gilbert

Lou Gilbert

Goldie

Joel Fluellen

Joel Fluellen

Tick

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Pop Weaver

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Dixon

Marlene Warfield

Marlene Warfield

Clara

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Cameron

Beah Richards

Beah Richards

Mama Tiny

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Scipio

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Reviews(1)

7.0avg rating

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

July 5, 2025

7

7/10

Well you can’t fault James Earl Jones for tackling just about every issue on the books in this drama about a heavyweight boxer. “Jefferson” is the champion of the world and is making short shrift of his opponents. Needless to say, this is narking many of his (mainly white) brethren so when he and hi…

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