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40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

  • 20202020
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
429
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Sylvester Stallone in 40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic (2020)
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Over forty years after the release of Rocky (1976), Sylvester Stallone recounts the making of the beloved classic that made him an icon.Over forty years after the release of Rocky (1976), Sylvester Stallone recounts the making of the beloved classic that made him an icon.Over forty years after the release of Rocky (1976), Sylvester Stallone recounts the making of the beloved classic that made him an icon.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
429
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
107,896
12,036
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    • Director
      • Derek Wayne Johnson
    • Writer
      • Derek Wayne Johnson
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone(archive footage)
      • Carl Weathers(archive footage)
      • Talia Shire(archive footage)
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    • Director
      • Derek Wayne Johnson
    • Writer
      • Derek Wayne Johnson
    • Stars
      • Sylvester Stallone(archive footage)
      • Carl Weathers(archive footage)
      • Talia Shire(archive footage)
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    • 7User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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      • 2 wins

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    Sylvester Stallone
    Sylvester Stallone
    • Narrator
    • (archive footage)
    Carl Weathers
    Carl Weathers
      Talia Shire
      Talia Shire
        Burgess Meredith
        Burgess Meredith
          Burt Young
          Burt Young
            John G. Avildsen
            John G. Avildsen
              Joe Spinell
              Joe Spinell
                Garrett Brown
                Garrett Brown
                  Thayer David
                  Thayer David
                    Tony Burton
                    Tony Burton
                      Bill Conti
                      Bill Conti
                        Gene Kirkwood
                          Robert Chartoff
                          Robert Chartoff
                            Irwin Winkler
                            Irwin Winkler
                              Frank Stallone
                              Frank Stallone
                                Frank Stallone
                                Frank Stallone
                                  Jimmy Gambina
                                  Jimmy Gambina
                                    Butkus Stallone
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                                        • Derek Wayne Johnson
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                                        • Derek Wayne Johnson
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                                      • Trivia
                                        This documentary was originally intended to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Rocky (1976) in 2016, hence the title. Due to certain delays, production was put off for a couple of years.
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                                        Features Rocky (1976)

                                      User reviews7

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                                      Top review
                                      7/10
                                      Nice insights, but painfully short
                                      I have seen multiple making of documtaries on Rocky and this one is unique in that it is mostly made up of home movies on the set of the film. It is narrated by Sylvester Stallone giving insights about what he us seeing. It is interesting for any Rocky fan but is really short.

                                      Not worth buying.
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                                      • Mar 28, 2021

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                                      • Release date
                                        • June 9, 2020 (United States)
                                      • Country of origin
                                        • United States
                                      • Official sites
                                        • U.S. & Canada Instagram "40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic"
                                        • U.S. & Canada Official site
                                      • Language
                                        • English
                                      • Also known as
                                        • Історія Роккі: Народження класики
                                      • Production companies
                                        • Cinema 83 Documentary Films
                                        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
                                        • Visionary Media Group
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                                        30 minutes
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                                        • Color

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