---
title: 'Rocky (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John G. Avildsen'
released: '1976-11-21'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rocky-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075148/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rocky (1976)

1976 · PG · 119 min · Drama, Action · United States

Part of: Rocky

## Synopsis

Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky film series and also stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burgess Meredith. In the film, Rocky Balboa (Stallone), a poor small-time club fighter and loanshark debt collector from Philadelphia, gets an unlikely once in a lifetime shot at the world heavyweight championship held by Apollo Creed (Weathers).

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone)
- **Director:** [John G. Avildsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-g-avildsen)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-conti)
- **Producer:** [Robert Chartoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-chartoff), [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [James Crabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-crabe)
- **Editor:** [Scott Conrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-conrad)

## Cast

- [Hank Rolike](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-rolike)
- [George O'Hanlon](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-o-hanlon)
- [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith) as Mickey Goldmill
- [Frank Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-stallone)
- [Frankie Van](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-van)
- [Talia Shire](https://cinepixo.com/people/talia-shire) as Adrian Pennino
- [Thayer David](https://cinepixo.com/people/thayer-david)
- [Joe Spinell](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-spinell)
- [Burt Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-young) as Paulie Pennino
- [Stan Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/stan-shaw)
- [Sylvester Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvester-stallone) as Rocky Balboa
- [Lloyd Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-kaufman)
- [Simmy Bow](https://cinepixo.com/people/simmy-bow)
- [Butkus Stallone](https://cinepixo.com/people/butkus-stallone)
- [Michael Dorn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-dorn)

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