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During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driv...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Cinderella Man (Motion picture : 2005)
Other Authors: Hollingsworth, Cliff (Screenwriter), Goldsman, Akiva (Screenwriter), Totino, Salvatore (director of photography.), Crowe, Russell, 1964- (Actor), Zellweger, Renée, 1969- (Actor), Giamatti, Paul (Actor), Bierko, Craig (Actor), Considine, Paddy (Actor), Newman, Thomas, 1955- (composer (expression))
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2005]
Subjects:
Braddock, James J. > (James Joseph), > 1905-1974 > Drama.
Braddock, James J. > (James Joseph), > 1905-1974.
Boxers (Sports) > United States > Drama.
Boxing matches > United States > Drama.
Boxeadores > Estados Unidos > Teatro.
Boxers (Sports)
Boxing matches.
United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Sports films.
Fiction films.
Biographical films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Films biographiques.
Films historiques.
Mélodrames (Films)
Films sportifs.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées visuelles.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.
Item Description:Based on a true story.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2005.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (144 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense boxing violence and some language.
Awards:Critics' Choice Movie Award: Best Supporting Actor (Paul Giamatti), 2005.
Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture, (Paul Giamatti), 2005.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Salvatore Totino ; art directors, Peter Grundy, Dan Yarhi ; editors, Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hall ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; visual effects supervisor, Mark O. Forker ; story by Cliff Hollingsworth.