Rocky Marciano

Rocky Marciano (1999)

Step into the ring with one of America's greatest legends...and stand a couple of rounds with greatness! "Pulling no punches" (LA Daily News), Jon Favreau (Swingers) and OscarÂ(r) winner* George C. Scott give TKO performances in this outstanding biography of the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing! In the small blue-collar town of Brockton, Massachusetts, young Rocky Marciano (Favreau) turns to the ring as his ticket out. Training twice as hard and twice as long as anyone else, he pounds his way to victory and his reputation quickly spreads as "the guy to beat." But behind the gloves Rocky is unhappy with his gift and he's thinking of retiring. So, with the fate of his career hanging in the balance, he finds a way to unleash his thunder againthis time against his biggest hero: Joe Louis!

Date of release
1999-05-15
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (20)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Charles Winkler

Casting

Interesting facts

Rocky Marciano is a 1999 television film directed by Charles Winkler and presented by MGM. It tells the story of the rise to fame of legendary boxer Rocky Marciano, played by Jon Favreau. The film premiered on Showtime on May 15, 1999.

Production

The story is based on a memoir by William Nack.

In an interview given to Entertainment Weekly, Favreau explained that he had followed an intensive training to prepare himself for the role. The director of the film, Charles Winkler, is the son of Irwin Winkler, producer of the Rocky franchise.

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