Rocky /
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wage so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and...
| Uniform Title: | Rocky (Motion picture) |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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[United States] :
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.,
[1976]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus) |
| Summary: | Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wage so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer. The promoters are touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video files (119 min.)) : sound, color |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. CHV rating: PG. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards (USA), 1977: Best Director (John G. Avildsen) ; Best Film Editing (Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad) ; Best Picture. Golden Globes (USA), 1977: Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, James Crabe ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, Bill Conti. |