---
title: 'The Great White Hope (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Ritt'
released: '1970-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-white-hope-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065797/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great White Hope (1970)

1970 · 103 min · Drama, Romance, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Great White Hope is a 1970 American biographical romantic drama film written and adapted from the 1967 Howard Sackler play of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Martin Ritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ritt)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Sackler](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-sackler)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lionel Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-newman)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Turman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-turman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Lloyd Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-gough)
- [James Earl Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-earl-jones)
- [Beah Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/beah-richards)
- [R. G. Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-g-armstrong)
- [Virginia Capers](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-capers)
- [Hans Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-meyer)
- [Karl-Otto Alberty](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-otto-alberty)
- [Jon Lovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-lovitz)
- [Lillian Randolph](https://cinepixo.com/people/lillian-randolph)
- [Moses Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/moses-gunn)
- [Marcel Dalio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-dalio)
- [Oscar Beregi, Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-beregi-jr)
- [Roy Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-glenn)
- [Chester Morris](https://cinepixo.com/people/chester-morris)
- [Arthur Malet](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-malet)

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