Movie
Rocky
Overview
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
Details
- Release date
- 1976-12-03
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Winkler Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- Talia Shire as Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
- Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
- Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed
- Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill
- Thayer David as George 'Miles' Jergens
- Joe Spinell as Tony Gazzo
- Jimmy Gambina as Mike
- Bill Baldwin as Fight Announcer
- Al Silvani as Cut Man
- George Memmoli as Ice Rink Attendant
- Jodi Letizia as Marie
Crew
- John G. Avildsen - Director
- Sylvester Stallone - Writer
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