During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense boxing violence and some language.|||adult
Universal Pictures, Miramax Films, Imagine Entertainment present ; a Brian Grazer production in association with Parkway Productions ; produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Penny Marshall ; screenplay by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman ; directed by Ron Howard.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband.
DVD, NTSC ; region 1 encoding ; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; double sided.
Closed-captioned ; dialogue in English (5.1) or French (Dolby Digital 5.1) with optional subtitles in English SDH, French or Spanish; optional DVS descriptive video service in English.
Director of photography, Salvatore Totino ; art directors, Peter Grundy, Dan Yarhi ; editors, Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hall ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; visual effects supervisor, Mark O. Forker ; story by Cliff Hollingsworth.
For private home use only.
