The Great White Hope
He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.
Overview
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
- Production
- Lawrence Turman Productions, 20th Century Fox
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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
Hal Holbrook
Cameron
Beah Richards
Mama Tiny
Moses Gunn
Scipio
Larry Pennell
Brady
Marcel Dalio
French Promoter
Manuel Padilla Jr.
Paco
Scatman Crothers
Carnival Barker (uncredited)
R.G. Armstrong
Captain Dan
Rodolfo Acosta
El Jefe
Crew
- Director
- Martin Ritt
- Writers
- Howard Sackler
- Producers
- Lawrence Turman
- Cinematography
- Burnett Guffey
- Composer
- Lionel Newman
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CinemaSerf
July 5, 2025
Well you can’t fault James Earl Jones for tackling just about every issue on the books in this drama about a heavyweight boxer. “Jefferson” is the champion of the world and is making short shrift of his opponents. Needless to say, this is narking many of his (mainly white) brethren so when he and his fiancée “Eleanor” (Jane Alexander) fall foul of rules banning mixed couples from inter-state travel they capitalise on this and have him arrested. Thanks to an outrageously pink shirt and a bit of l…