Plot
A documentary on the first African-American boxer to ever become world heavyweight champion. Released on the same year as "The Great White Hope" and also Oscar nominated like that film, this project uses of stills, archive footage and his own words narrated by actor Brock Peters to present Johnson's life, trajectory and of course, 'the fight of the century' against James Jeffries.
Written by
Alan Bodian
Directed by
William Cayton
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
Scores
# of Votes
62
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA