The Great White Hope
- IMDb link: 0065797
- IMDb rating: 6.9 (3,071 votes) Search
- Genres: Drama, Sport, Romance
- Director: Martin Ritt
- Cast: James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Joel Fluellen, Lou Gilbert and others
- Release date: 16 Oct 1970
- Release year: 1970
- Runtime: 103 minutes
- Country: United States
- Keywords: male protagonist, black hair, color in title, four word title, lover lover relationship, frame up, city, interracial couple, interracial love, budapest hungary
Plot:
Boxer Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the world's reigning heavyweight boxing champion. There's just one problem: he is also the first Black heavyweight champion, which bothers a lot of people. Jack's celebration is cut short when he is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancee (Jane Alexander in her first film role), a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison sentence, Jack escapes to Europe with Eleanor in tow, encountering problems in England, and then France, and eventually landing in Cuba. In Havana, Jack agrees to enter the boxing ring for what might be the bout of his life. Both Jones and Alexander were nominated for Oscars.
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