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Release Date:
3 kesäkuu 2005 (USA)
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Tagline:
One man's extraordinary fight to save the family he loved. more
Plot:
The story of James Braddock, a supposedly washed up boxer who came back to become a champion and an inspiration in the 1930s. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 12 wins
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22 nominations
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a Truly Moving Picture
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Russell Crowe | ... | Jim Braddock |
 | Renée Zellweger | ... | Mae Braddock |
 | Paul Giamatti | ... | Joe Gould |
 | Craig Bierko | ... | Max Baer |
 | Paddy Considine | ... | Mike Wilson |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Jimmy Johnston |
 | David Huband | ... | Ford Bond |
 | Connor Price | ... | Jay Braddock |
| Ariel Waller | ... | Rosemarie Braddock |
| Patrick Louis | ... | Howard Braddock |
| Rosemarie DeWitt | ... | Sara Wilson |
 | Linda Kash | ... | Lucille Gould |
| Nicholas Campbell | ... | Sporty Lewis |
| Gene Pyrz | ... | Jake |
 | Chuck Shamata | ... | Father Rorick |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense boxing violence and some language.
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Runtime:
144 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:16 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #41365) |
Argentina:Atp |
Peru:PT |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Brazil:14 |
Taiwan:PG-12 |
Sweden:11 |
Hong Kong:IIA |
Belgium:KT |
Venezuela:PG-13 |
Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) |
Malaysia:U (cut version) |
Hungary:14 |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
South Korea:All |
Ireland:15 |
South Africa:10V |
Denmark:11 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
France:U |
New Zealand:M |
Australia:M |
Ireland:15A |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:12A |
Germany:12 |
Finland:K-11
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Clive Owen was also considered for the lead role.
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Anachronisms: The credits list Benny Goodman's version of "Don't Be That Way" as the song playing in the club when Braddock meets Baer. That version of the song was first performed/recorded several years later, in 1938, at Carnegie Hall.
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Featured in "HBO First Look: Cinderella Man (#12.12)" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Put That Sun Back in the Sky
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I saw this film on May 17th in Indianapolis. I am one of the judges for the Heartland Film Festival that screens films for their Truly Moving Picture Award. A Truly Moving Picture "...explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope and respect for the positive values of life." Heartland gave that award to this film.
The impact of this film on the viewer is as powerful as Rocky and Million Dollar Baby. While all three films have boxing and love of the underdog as a common theme, this movie is much more. The backdrop of the movie is Depression-era America around NYC. And you are taken back to this depressing and hopeless time of willing, hard-working, idle, discouraged, poor people.
The threesome of Russell Crowe, as the fighter Braddock, and Renee Zellweger, as his wife, and Paul Giamatti, as his manager were Academy-Award worthy. They professionally played their parts and let the story be the real star.
Braddock is a down-on-his-luck aging and hurt boxer who can no longer box and can no longer find enough work to support his wife and three kids. By a twist of fate, he is given another chance to fight, and his career begins again.
Braddock and his wife display low-key dignity and honor that we wish we all had. They are good spouses, parents, neighbors and citizens without "showing off." While this is a serious drama, it has a lot of light humor throughout the picture that is entertaining and appropriate. Director Ron Howard does a wonderful storytelling job and has kept directorial tricks to a minimum. The fight scenes were the most real I have seen in any movie.
This is film-making at its best.
FYI - There is a Truly Moving Pictures web site where there is a listing of past winners going back 70 years.