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Rated
PG
Runtime 121 min
Ratings
40% critics Rotten Tomatoes
82% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Genre Drama, Sport
Release 04/04/79
Actors Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder
Directors Franco Zeffirelli
Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder star in this poignant story about a one-time boxing champ who is forced to return to the ring in order to maintain custody of his eight-year-old son. Voight plays Billy Flynn, an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling. When the wealthy, estranged mother of Flynn's young son begins trying to lure the boy away from him, Flynn must return to the ring to provide for his child.
Genre Drama, Sport
Release 04/04/79
Actors Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder
Directors Franco Zeffirelli
Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder star in this poignant story about a one-time boxing champ who is forced to return to the ring in order to maintain custody of his eight-year-old son. Voight plays Billy Flynn, an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling. When the wealthy, estranged mother of Flynn's young son begins trying to lure the boy away from him, Flynn must return to the ring to provide for his child.