The love affair between boxing and Hollywood began with the dawn of
film. As early as the days of Chaplin, the boxing film had assumed
its place as a subgenre, and over the decades it has taken the
forms of biographies,dramas, romances, comedies, and even musicals
and westerns. Such well known pictures as The Champ, Body and Soul,
Don King: Only in America, Girl Fight, The Irish in Us, The Kid
from Brooklyn, Somebody Up There Likes Me, Raging Bull, each of the
Rocky movies and When We Were Kings arejust a few examples of the
feature films included in this filmography.
Thoroughly researched, this work examines 98 boxing films from
the 1920s through 2003. Each entry provides basic filmographic data
(the films studio, its genre, its length, cast and credits); a
detailed synopsis of the film; illuminating commentary on the
boxing sequences; and excerpts from contemporary reviews. Most
entries also summarize the making of the film, with particular
attention to the training of the actors for the boxing scenes. The
filmography also includes information on studio publicity releases
and advertisements, press books and exhibitor campaign materials
for each film.
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