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The Great White Hope (1970)

Directed by Martin Ritt · 103 min · Drama

19.6 TOPICAL score · #4,557 of 6,776 films

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

The Great White Hope (1970, directed by Martin Ritt) has a TOPICAL score of 19.6 - ranked 4,557 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on critics. It won 0 awards from 2 nominations. Critics: 43% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.3/10 (37 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.

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Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics21
Audience26
Awards76
Historical impact23
Lasting engagement22
Cast57
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: James Earl Jones (actor #210), Jane Alexander (actor #772), Lou Gilbert, Joel Fluellen

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