The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope

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- 69/100 based on 2,719 votes
  • Released: 1970
  • Runtime: 103 mins
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  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • Genres: Drama

Boxer Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the world's reigning heavyweight boxing champion. There's just one problem, he is also the first black heavyweight champion, and that bothers a lot of people. Jack's celebration is cut short, as Jack is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancé (Jane Alexander in her first film role), a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison sentence, Jack escapes to Europe, with Eleanor in tow, encountering problems in Eng... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Great White Hope:

James Earl Jones
Jane Alexander
Lou Gilbert
Joel Fluellen
Chester Morris
Robert Webber

Full Plot Details

Boxer Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the world's reigning heavyweight boxing champion. There's just one problem, he is also the first black heavyweight champion, and that bothers a lot of people. Jack's celebration is cut short, as Jack is framed for crossing a state line with Eleanor, his white fiancé (Jane Alexander in her first film role), a violation of the Mann Act. Facing a prison sentence, Jack escapes to Europe, with Eleanor in tow, encountering problems in England, and then France, and eventually landing in Cuba. In Havana, Jack agrees to enter the boxing ring for what might be the bout of his life. Both Jones and Alexander were nominated for Oscars.

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Radio Times - 6/10 by Tom HutchinsonThis heavyweight boxing fable... has a knockout performance by James Earl Jones but it only just gets by on points as drama and is undermined by an early form of political correctness.
EmanuelLevy.Com - 6/10 by Emanuel LevyThe movie is too theatrical and every idea is spelled out for the audience, but the acting of James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander (both Oscar-nominated) is good.
The New York Times - 5/10 by Vincent CanbyThe Great White Hope is one of those liberal, well-meaning, fervently uncontroversial works that pretend to tackle contemporary problems by finding analogies at a safe remove in history.
Variety - 4/10 by Variety StaffJones' re-creation of his stage role is an eye-riveting experience. The towering rages and unrestrained joys of which his character was capable are portrayed larger than life.
User Review - 10/10 by DEE WASH "THE KING"JAMES EARL JONES as JACK JOHNSON the first balack heavy weight champion who had a white wife and boasted like Ali about his greatness.
User Review - 10/10 by Stella DNow this is the movie that taught me that I needed to learn about Jack Johnson. James Earl Ray gives a great performance as the first black heavyweight champion. Johnson lived how he wanted to live. States passed laws to break him. But in the ring, he mastered any man put against him. I love how this movie feels like a stage play. The boxing scenes are well done; they have the look of the sport in Johnson's time. While this is not a bio-pic, it doesn't contain many of the important facts of Johnson's life, the film does portray the drama of Johnson and his times. It would be many years before black sports stars would challenge racism in the way Johnson did. Stars like Joe Lewis and Jackie Robinson learned that they could not challenge the status quo or they would be attacked like Johnson. In fact, it wasn't until Ali that black men in sport would finally begin to get the full respect that they deserve. But Jack Johnson began the fight for respect, and all black athletes today can thank him for his struggle.
User Review - 10/10 by The impetus of being: 1983No personal review will do it justice. Let the film speak for itself; and I take issue with anyone who says different...this is a FILM!
User Review - 10/10 by BillOne of my favorie movies!! A masterpiece!!
User Review - 10/10 by Pam Wjack johnson would have been a great man in this time. they hated him because he was great then.
User Review - 10/10 by Adam GA great movie about will and idealism in the real world. James Earl Jones delivers one amazing performance and the story, though cliche at times, pulls no punches.

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