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Film / 1976
Rocky
Directed by
John G. Avildsen
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
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Cast
Sylvester StalloneRobert 'Rocky' Balboa
Talia ShireAdrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
Burt YoungPaulie Pennino
Carl WeathersApollo Creed
Burgess MeredithMickey Goldmill
Thayer DavidGeorge 'Miles' Jergens
Joe SpinellTony Gazzo
Jimmy GambinaMike
Bill BaldwinFight Announcer
Al SilvaniCut Man
George MemmoliIce Rink Attendant
Jodi LetiziaMarie
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Diana LewisTV Commentator
George O'HanlonTV Commentator
Larry CarrollTV Interviewer
Stan ShawDipper
Don ShermanBartender
Billy SandsClub Fight Announcer
Pedro LovellClub Fighter
DeForest CovanApollo's Corner
Simmy BowClub Corner Man
Tony BurtonTony "Duke" Evers
Hank RolikeApollo Corner Man
Shirley O'HaraSecretary
Kathleen ParkerPaulie's Date
Frank Stallone Jr.Streetcorner Singer
Lloyd KaufmanDrunk
Jane Marla RobbinsOwner of Pet Shop
Jack HollanderFats
Joe SorbelloBodyguard
Christopher AvildsenChiptooth
Frankie VanClub Fight Referee
Lou FillipoChampionship Fight Announcer
Paris EagleFighter
Frank Stallone Sr.Timekeeper
Robert L. TangreaStreetcorner Singer
Peter GlassbergStreetcorner Singer
William E. RingStreetcorner Singer
Joseph C. GiambellucStreetcorner Singer
Joe FrazierHimself
Michael DornApollo Creed's Bodyguard (uncredited)
Arnold JohnsonSpectator (uncredited)
Stu NahanFight Commentator (uncredited)
Frank PesceSpectator (uncredited)
Lavelle RobyMary Anne Creed (uncredited)
Arthur ToveyReporter (uncredited)
John PleshetteAftershave Commercial Director (uncredited)
Butkus StalloneDog
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