The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope (1970)

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.

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

Date of release
1970-10-11
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (37)
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Drama
Director
Martin Ritt

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Great White Hope
  • Filmed in: California and Arizona
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2

The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film directed by Martin Ritt, adapted by Howard Sackler from his 1967 play. It stars James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander, reprising their roles from the stage production, along with Chester Morris, Hal Holbrook, Beah Richards and Moses Gunn. The film and play are based on the true story of African American boxer Jack Johnson and his first wife, Etta Terry Duryea, and the controversy over their interracial marriage and Duryea's death by suicide in 1912.

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