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The Great White Hope

1970, Movie, GP, 102 mins

The Great White Hope: Cast & Details

Year: 1970
Rated GP
Parental Rating: Objectionable for children
Country Of Origin: U.S.
Running Time: 102
Format: Color
Genre(s): Sports
Production Co(s).: Fox
Released By: Fox

Award(s)
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actor - James Earl Jones
Academy Award Nominee: Best Actress - Jane Alexander

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Cast
James Earl Jones: Jack Jefferson
Jane Alexander: Eleanor
Lou Gilbert: Goldie
Joel Fluellen: Tick
Chester Morris: Pop Weaver
Robert Webber: Dixon
Marlene Warfield: Clara
R.G. Armstrong: Cap'n Dan
Hal Holbrook: Cameron
Beah Richards: Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn: Scipio
Lloyd Gough: Smitty
George Ebeling: Fred
Larry Pennell: Frank Brady
Roy E. Glenn Sr.: Pastor
Bill Walker: Deacon
Marcel Dalio: French Promoter
Rodolfo Acosta: El Jefe
Virginia Capers: Sister Pearl
Rockne Tarkington: Rudy
Oscar Beregi Jr.: Ragosy
Manuel Padilla Jr.: Paco
Karl Otto Alberty: Hans
Jim Beattie: The Kid
Scatman Crothers: Barker
Basil Dignam: English Official
Trina Parks: Street Party Dancer -- uncredited

Credits
Martin Ritt: Director
Howard Sackler: Writer - based on his play
Howard Sackler: Source
Lawrence Turman: Producer
Burnett Guffey: Cinematographer - Panavision, Deluxe Color
William Reynolds: Editor
Lionel Newman: Musical Composer
John De Cuir: Production Designer
Jack Martin Smith: Art Director
Raphael Bretton: Set Decorator
Walter M. Scott: Set Decorator
Irene Sharaff: Costumes
Donald McKayle: Choreography
Ed Butterworth: Make Up
Paul Stanhope: Make Up