Video Description:    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Genre:     Drama
Genre Array:     Drama,Sport
Rated:     8.1
MPAA:     PG
Released:    1977-03-25
Duration:     120 min.
IMDB:    70
IMDB VOTES:    607705
IMDB #:    
REVENUE #:    $117,235,247
Full Cast Extends:    Sylvester Stallone:Rocky,Talia Shire:Adrian,Burt Young:Paulie,Carl Weathers:Apollo,Burgess Meredith:Mickey,Thayer David:Jergens,Joe Spinell:Gazzo,Jimmy Gambina:Mike,Bill Baldwin:Fight Announcer,Al Silvani:Cut Man,George Memmoli:Ice Rink Attendant,Jodi Letizia:Marie,Diana Lewis:TV Commentator,George O`Hanlon:TV Commentator,Larry Carroll:TV Interviewer,Stan Shaw:Dipper,Don Sherman:Bartender,Billy Sands:Club Fight Announcer,Pedro Lovell:Club Fighter,DeForest Covan:Apollo`s Corner,Simmy Bow:Club Corner Man,Tony Burton:Apollo`s Trainer,Hank Rolike:Apollo Corner Man,Shirley O`Hara:Secretary,Kathleen Parker:Paulie`s Date,Frank Stallone:Timekeeper,Lloyd Kaufman:Drunk,Jane Marla Robbins:Owner of Pet Shop,Jack Hollander:Fats,Joe Sorbello:Bodyguard,Christopher Avildsen:Chiptooth,Frankie Van:Club Fight Referee,Lou Fillipo:Championship Fight Announcer,Paris Eagle:Fighter,Robert L. Tangrea:Streetcorner Singer,Peter Glassberg:Streetcorner Singer,William E. Ring:Streetcorner Singer,Joseph C. Giambelluc:Streetcorner Singer,Joe Frazier:Joe Frazier,Butkus Stallone:Dog,Don Cannon:Radio Host,Bobby Cassidy:Ringside Police Officer,Randy De La o:Boxer in Gym,Michael Dorn:Apollo Creed`s Bodyguard,Arnold Johnson:Apollo`s Lawyer,Daniel King:Big Man Daniel,Robert Leh:Reporter,Jeri McBride:Tony Gazzo`s Girlfriend,Stu Nahan:Fight Commentator,Frank Pesce:Spectator,Lavelle Roby:Mary Anne Creed,Chino `Fats` Williams:Man in Unemployment Line

John G. Avildsen

Sylvester Stallone

also: Sylvester Stallone

Robert Chartoff,Gene Kirkwood,Irwin Winkler,Bill Conti,James Crabe,Scott Conrad,Richard Halsey,Caro Jones

Chartoff-Winkler Productions