Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (1998)
1998 · 0h 59m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public icon, womanizer, comeback kid, philanthropist,…
Music by: Wynton Marsalis
Cinematography: Jim Grieco
Editor: Andrew Morreale
Cast
Sugar Ray Robinson as Himself (archive footage)Nigel Collins as Himself (Editor - Ring Magazine)Dave Anderson as Himself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)Ray Robinson Jr. as Himself (Ray's Son)Woody Allen as HimselfMuhammad Ali as HimselfJake LaMotta as Himself (archive footage)Evelyn Nelson as Ray's sisterMore like this
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