Rocky

Name: Rocky
Director: John G. Avildsen
Released: 1976-12-03T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7.8

1976 · TMDB 7.8

Directed by John G. Avildsen

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

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A down-and-out boxer gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the heavyweight champion and, against all odds, lasts the full fifteen rounds, losing on points but winning his self-respect.

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Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Burgess Meredith Thayer David Joe Spinell Jimmy Gambina Bill Baldwin Al Silvani George Memmoli Jodi Letizia

Director · John G. Avildsen Producer · Irwin Winkler Producer · Robert Chartoff Writer · Sylvester Stallone Cinematography · James Crabe Composer · Bill Conti Editor · Scott Conrad Editor · Richard Halsey

Runtime: 120 min
Released: 1976-12-03
Studio: Winkler Films
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.8

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A down-and-out boxer gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot at the heavyweight champion and, against all odds, lasts the full fifteen rounds, losing on points but winning his self-respect.