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Title:

The great white hope / 20th Century Fox ; screenplay by Howard Sackler ; produced by Lawrence Turman ; directed by Martin Ritt.

Publisher:

CBS/Fox Video,

Copyright Date:

1990

Description:

1 videocassette (103 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.

Subject:

Feature films.
Johnson, Jack,--1978-1946--Drama.
Boxing--History--Drama.
African Americans in motion pictures.
Sports in motion pictures.
Racism in motion pictures.
Drama.

Other Authors:

Ritt, Martin, 1914-1990. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92058152
Turman, Lawrence. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr92033488
Sackler, Howard. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86818209
Alexander, Jane. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2013018931
Jones, James Earl. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84002480
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78089065
CBS Fox Video. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84074645

Notes:

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander. Based on the play by Howard Sackler. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970. "1151"--Cassette label and container.

Summary:

Jack Jefferson, a boxer who bows to no man, black or white, becomes the first black heavyweight champion of the world. But his outspoken ways and relationship with a white woman enrages bigots and racists both in and out of the boxing world. As attempts to 'silence' him mount, he flees the country. His subsequent odysssey takes him from the heights of fame and fortune to the lowest depths of existence. Based on the life of boxing legend Jack Johnson.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)22213527

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)