Rocky Marciano (TV 1999)

Jon Favreau stars in this bio-pic about the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Rocky Marciano.

Director:

Charles Winkler

Writers:

William Nack (article), Larry Golin (story),

Stars:

Jon Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller, Judd Hirsch

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jon Favreau	...	Rocky Marciano
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Barbara Cousins
Judd Hirsch	...	Al Weill
Tony Lo Bianco	...	Frankie Carbo
Duane Davis	...	Joe Louis
Rino Romano	...	Allie Colombo
George C. Scott	...	Pierino Marchegiano
Rhoda Gemignani	...	Pasquelina Marchegiano
Aron Tager	...	Charley Goldman
Noah Danby	...	Carmine Vingo
Gil Filar	...	Young Rocky
Jerome Silvano	...	Young Allie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmela Albero	...	Mrs. Vingo
Conrad Bergschneider	...	Guard
J. Winston Carroll	...	Murphy (as John Winston Carrol)

Storyline

Jon Favreau stars in this bio-pic about the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Rocky Marciano.

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Plot Keywords:

boxing | based on article | character name in title

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rocky Marciano - den obesegrade mästaren

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Winkler Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Lo Bianco played Marciano in Marciano.

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Goofs

One scene, set in 1951, shows Marciano and others watching Joe Louis on a color television set - more than two years before the first such sets were even marketed to the public.

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Connections

Referenced in Dinner for Five: Episode #1.4 (2002)

User Reviews

a fine film

First of all an interesting footnote, Tony Lo Bianco played Marciano in a 1979 tv film and also appears in this one as slimy mobster Frankie Carbo (he plays a really detestable character). This is a great film about the real life Rocky. Someone once fed some facts about boxing champions into a computer and the computer said Rocky was the greatest champ of all time. This can be debated of course, but this film shows him as not only a great boxer but as a humble, decent human being who literally started out with nothing. It made me angry watching this film as to how poor Italian immigrants like the Marcianos were treated as second class people and labeled as "dagos". In one of his last performances, George C. Scott is wonderful as Marciano's father. There is one mistake in this film, however. It shows Marciano visiting his friend Joe Louis in a Denver mental hospital. In fact, Joe Louis wasn't committed to this hospital until 1970 a year after Marciano was killed in a tragic plane crash.