Le steak

May 1 1992 N/A 1h 15m
Documentary

The documentary is a portrait of former Canadian boxing champion Gaétan Hart, profiling both the ups and downs of his career in the 1970s and 1980s and his attempt to return to the sport in a 1990 fight. The film's title was inspired by "A Piece of Steak", Jack London's 1909 short story about a retired boxer struggling with poverty.

Plot

National Film Board documentary that revolves around Gaetan Hart, a boxer attempting a comeback seven years after two of his fights put his opponents in a coma - one of which never recovered.The Steak is only interesting in bits, and having someone else speak Gaetan's comments (Gaetan speaks in French, and an English voice dubs over him) takes away from the film. Although there are decent stretches that held my interest, this documentary is probably more enjoyable if you're a boxing fan. It seems quite longer than its 76 minutes run time.5/10

Written by

Jack London

Directed by

Pierre Falardeau, Manon Leriche

Cast

Gaëtan Hart, Gary Jewell, Ron Lea

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Languages

English, Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
100
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA