Cast and Crew of The Great White Hope

Cast of
The Great White Hope

About The Great White Hope

  • Released on October 11, 1970
  • Drama

A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.

Full Cast of The Great White Hope

Chester Morris
plays Pop Weaver

Chester Morris as Pop Weaver

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Marlene Warfield
plays Clara

Beah Richards
plays Mama Tiny

Beah Richards as Mama Tiny

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Marcel Dalio
plays French Promoter

Marcel Dalio as French Promoter

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Scatman Crothers
plays Carnival Barker (uncredited)

Scatman Crothers as Carnival Barker (uncredited)

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R. G. Armstrong
plays Captain Dan

R. G. Armstrong as Captain Dan

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Rodolfo Acosta
plays El Jefe

Rodolfo Acosta as El Jefe

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Ernest Anderson
plays Mrs. Jefferson's Friend (uncredited)

Crew of The Great White Hope

Directing

Jerry Ziesmer
Assistant Director

Tim Zinnemann
Assistant Director

Martin Ritt
Director

Marvin Weldon
Script Supervisor

Costume & Make-Up

Irene Sharaff
Costume Design

Edwin Butterworth
Makeup Artist

Pat Abbott
Hairstylist

Paul Stanhope Jr.
Makeup Artist

Camera

Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography

Art

Raphael Bretton
Set Decoration

Jack Martin Smith
Art Direction

Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration

John DeCuir
Production Design

Writing

Howard Sackler
Screenplay

Production

Lawrence Turman
Producer

Crew

Donald McKayle
Choreographer

Editing

William Reynolds
Editor