Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson 31 years old

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.

Credits

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson Cast

Name Character
Mike Tyson He was 26, now 57 years old as Himself
Louis Farrakhan He was 59, now 90 years old as Himself

Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson Crew

Name Department
Barbara Kopple as Director. She was 46 (now 77) years old Directing
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson poster
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson (31 years)

  • Release day: Friday, February 12, 1993
  • Runtime: 93 minutes