Million dollar baby [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents in association with Lakeshore Entertainment, a Malpaso/Ruddy Morgan production ; produced by Albert S. Ruddy, Tom Rosenberg, Paul Haggis ; screenplay by Paul Haggis ; produced and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Title from container. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. Based on the stories from "Rope burns" by F.X. Toole. Originally released as a motion picture in 2004. Special features: "James Lipton takes on three:" roundtable with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman and moderator James Lipton; "Born to fight:" discussion with real-life boxer/actress Lucia Rijker; "Producers round 15;" behind the scenes.
Summary:
Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. Since his painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone. His only friend, Scrap, is an ex-boxer who looks after Frankie's gym. He knows that Frankie has been seeking forgiveness for the past 25 years. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym. Maggie is a waitress with a dysfunctional family. She convinces Frankie to coach her and be her manager.
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