A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Jack Jefferson
Eleanor
Goldie
Tick
Pop Weaver
Dixon
Clara
Cameron
Mama Tiny
Well you can’t fault James Earl Jones for tackling just about every issue on the books in this drama about a heavyweight boxer. “Jefferson” is the champion of the world and is making short shrift of his opponents. Needless to say, this is narking many of his (mainly white) brethren so when he and his fiancée “Eleanor” (Jane Alexander) fall foul of rules banning mixed couples from inter-state travel they capitalise on this and have him arrested. Thanks to an outrageously pink shirt and a bit of legerdemain, he manages to escape to Europe where he finds things only marginally better. That’s not ...
Status Released
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget-
Revenue -