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Rocky Marciano | 
| Director: Charles Winkler
Actors: Jon Favreau, Penelope Ann Miller, Judd Hirsch, Tony Lo Bianco, Duane Davis
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 25214
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: TM2609
UPC: 027616920287
EAN: 0027616920287
ASIN: B0006GAO8Q
Theatrical Release Date: May 15, 1999
Release Date: February 8, 2005
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Product Description
Jon Favreau stars in this bio-pic about the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing, Rocky Marciano.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
 The real Rocky August 29, 2008
John J. Mahony (Japan)
Rocky Marciano was a real life hero when I was a boy and this movie does justice to that memory. Starting from humble beginning, Rocky escapes the fate of his father (played by a believable George C Scott in his final role). This drive to escape the shoe factory and make something of himself becomes his driving force in life. Ultimately it becomes his undoing as develops an obcession with wealth. This very real human aspect of the story seperates it from the standard genre of a boxer pulling himself up by his bootstraps. The interplay and collision of Rocky with Joe Louis gives this tale greater depth. The film is understated, ironic, touching and well worth watching
 VERY WATCH-ABLE, BUT DISAPPOINTING BIO OF THE GREAT HEAVYWEIGHT! 2 1/2 STARS July 5, 2008
! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b (TRI STATE AREA)
It's really hard for me to pick this film apart because I love the subject matter so much! Unfortunately, this film tries but, doesn't go the distance. John Favreau never quite convinced me he was the late champion, although I give him credit for going through enough physical conditioning to look like a boxer in the ring. The film starts towards the end of Marciano's life and jumps back and forth to tell the story of the Champ's rise to the title.
One of the biggest problems is that they don't spend enough time in either time period at one time to let you get involved. It's certainly watch-able, but it's very superficial and I felt I was watching a sugar coated TV movie(barf). Why this man's story hasn't been made as a big production film is beyond me. It's an incredible story and it should be done properly. There's too much left out of this film and what's in this film seems fabricated.
I give Jon Favreau props for doing this unlikely champion's story, but not enough to call this a great bio. I rate it 2 1/2 stars.
 That's Hollywood folks April 25, 2008
T. Dascoli (Staten Island, N.Y.)
This is not a bad film. Some pretty good acting and decent writing. But people have got to understand that Hollywood is not interested in historical accuracies (unfortunately). It's only interested in entertainment. Hence forth a nasty little thing called "Artistic license" comes into play. Welcome to the wonderful world of "True Stories". But, it's still a pretty good film and is well worth watching. Very entertaining.
not accurate, and just average April 12, 2006
ron rossi 22 (colorado)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I'm a big Marciano fan and cant wait for a realistic movie to come out about him, unfortunately this was not it. If your not familiar with Marciano you may like this simply as a decent piece of filmmaking, but if your looking for an accurate account of the real man, this isnt even close. The cast is okay (penelope miller, and john favreau, among others), but the writing is second rate and as I said, not at all true to the real life story of this great champion. Most egregious was the personality portrayal, a cockiness and even arrogance that was the complete opposite to the humble and soft spoken demeanor of the real Rocky. I dont understand why they didnt consult the family members for guidance because Rockys real life was certainly fascinating, and does not need to be exagerrated to provide interest. As others pointed out there were also events that just never happenned (visiting Louis in a hospital) . Besides the historical inaccuracies this movie really was just average in terms of entertainment. Someday I hope to see a better account that this great hero deserves. James Cameron, Ron Howard are you listening?
a different kind of boxing movie February 16, 2005
The Monarch (Philadelphia ,PA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Boxing films:We've seen it all before...it's Rocky Balboa, over and over again. Here's a breath of fresh air- a true story about a real champion. Jon Favreau is terrific as Rocky Marciano, who seemed to be a really nice guy who took care of his friends and family. I watched this film not knowing anything about Rocky Marciano other than the fact that he was a boxer, and this film did a good job at educating me, without ever being sappy or boring.
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