The Great White Hope 54 years old

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Credits

Name	Character
James Earl Jones He was 39, now 93 years old	as Jack Jefferson
Hal Holbrook He was 45, now 99 years old	as Cameron
Robert Webber He was 45, 64 years old when he died	as Dixon
R. G. Armstrong He was 53, 95 years old when he died	as Captain Dan
Marcel Dalio He was 70, 83 years old when he died	as French Promoter
Larry Pennell He was 42, 85 years old when he died	as Brady
Jane Alexander She was 30, now 85 years old	as Eleanor
Scatman Crothers He was 60, 76 years old when he died	as Carnival Barker (uncredited)
Chester Morris He was 69, 69 years old when he died	as Pop Weaver
Moses Gunn He was 41, 64 years old when he died	as Scipio
Manuel Padilla, Jr. He was 14, 51 years old when he died	as Paco
Rodolfo Acosta He was 50, 54 years old when he died	as El Jefe
Lou Gilbert He was 61, 69 years old when he died	as Goldie
Joel Fluellen He was 62, 82 years old when he died	as Tick
Beah Richards She was 50, 80 years old when she died	as Mama Tiny
Marlene Warfield She was 30, now 84 years old	as Clara

Name	Department
Burnett Guffey as Director of Photography. He was 65 (78) years old when He died	Camera
Raphaël Bretton as Set Decoration. He was 50 (91) years old when He died	Art
Jack Martin Smith as Art Direction. He was 59 (82) years old when He died	Art
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 63 (82) years old when He died	Art
Irene Sharaff as Costume Design. She was 60 (83) years old when She died	Costume & Make-Up
Edwin Butterworth as Makeup Artist.	Costume & Make-Up
William Reynolds as Editor. He was 60 (87) years old when He died	Editing
Jerry Ziesmer as Assistant Director. He was 31 (now 85) years old	Directing
Lawrence Turman as Producer. He was 43 (now 98) years old	Production
Howard Sackler as Screenplay. He was 40 (52) years old when He died	Writing
John DeCuir as Production Design. He was 52 (73) years old when He died	Art

He could beat any white man in the world. He just couldn't beat all of them.