The Great White Hope 53 years old

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.

The Great White Hope

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Credits

The Great White Hope Cast

Name Character
James Earl Jones He was 39, now 93 years old as Jack Jefferson
Hal Holbrook He was 45, now 99 years old as Cameron
Robert Webber He was 45, 64 years old when he died as Dixon
R. G. Armstrong He was 53, 95 years old when he died as Captain Dan
Marcel Dalio He was 70, 83 years old when he died as French Promoter
Larry Pennell He was 42, 85 years old when he died as Brady
Jane Alexander She was 30, now 84 years old as Eleanor
Scatman Crothers He was 60, 76 years old when he died as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Chester Morris He was 69, 69 years old when he died as Pop Weaver
Moses Gunn He was 41, 64 years old when he died as Scipio
Manuel Padilla, Jr. He was 14, 51 years old when he died as Paco
Rodolfo Acosta He was 50, 54 years old when he died as El Jefe
Joel Fluellen He was 62, 82 years old when he died as Tick
Lou Gilbert He was 61, 69 years old when he died as Goldie
Beah Richards She was 50, 80 years old when she died as Mama Tiny
Marlene Warfield She was 30, now 83 years old as Clara

The Great White Hope Crew

Name Department
Burnett Guffey as Director of Photography. He was 65 (78) years old when He died Camera
Raphaël Bretton as Set Decoration. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Art
Jack Martin Smith as Art Direction. He was 59 (82) years old when He died Art
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 63 (82) years old when He died Art
Irene Sharaff as Costume Design. She was 60 (83) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Edwin Butterworth as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
William Reynolds as Editor. He was 60 (87) years old when He died Editing
Jerry Ziesmer as Assistant Director. He was 31 (now 84) years old Directing
Lawrence Turman as Producer. He was 43 (now 97) years old Production
Howard Sackler as Screenplay. He was 40 (52) years old when He died Writing
John DeCuir as Production Design. He was 52 (73) years old when He died Art
The Great White Hope poster
The Great White Hope (53 years)

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.

  • Release day: Sunday, October 11, 1970
  • Runtime: 103 minutes