Per salire più in basso (1970)
Ambientato tra il 1910 e il 1915, il film racconta le vicende del campione afroamericano Jack Jefferson, che consegue una serie di vittorie sul ring sconfiggendo avversari bianchi uno dopo l’altro. Presto la stampa e i razzisti caldeggiano la ricerca di una "grande speranza bianca", un pugile che possa sottrarre a Jefferson il titolo dei pesi massimi. Nel frattempo l’uomo ha iniziato una relazione con una donna bianca separata, Eleanor. Le autorità cospirano per incastrare Jack per il reato di rapporti sessuali illegali e metterlo così fuori gioco.
Direttore:
Martin Ritt
Scrittore:
Howard Sackler
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James Earl Jones as Jack Jefferson |
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Jane Alexander as Eleanor |
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Lou Gilbert as Goldie |
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Joel Fluellen as Tick |
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Chester Morris as Pop Weaver |
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Robert Webber as Dixon |
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Marlene Warfield as Clara |
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Hal Holbrook as Cameron |
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Beah Richards as Mama Tiny |
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Moses Gunn as Scipio |
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Larry Pennell as Brady |
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Marcel Dalio as French Promoter |
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Manuel Padilla Jr. as Paco |
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Scatman Crothers as Carnival Barker (uncredited) |
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R.G. Armstrong as Captain Dan |
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Rodolfo Acosta as El Jefe |
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Ernest Anderson as Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited) |
| Directing | Martin Ritt | Director |
| Art | John DeCuir | Production Design |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Stanhope Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pat Abbott | Hairstylist |
| Production | Lawrence Turman | Producer |
| Art | Raphael Bretton | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irene Sharaff | Costume Design |
| Directing | Jerry Ziesmer | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Howard Sackler | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edwin Butterworth | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Directing | Marvin Weldon | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | William Reynolds | Editor |
| Crew | Donald McKayle | Choreographer |
| Directing | Tim Zinnemann | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Lionel Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Howard Sackler | Theatre Play |
