The read
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Jew. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers. As their coach, he trains them for glory.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Audiences rate it 26 points higher than critics do.
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Joe RothDirector
- Tom ColeScreenplay
- Richard PriceScreenplay
- Jack NitzscheOriginal Music Composer
- Heywood GouldScreenplay
Cast
- Klaus Maria BrandauerAlek Neuman
- Adrian PasdarTimmy Boyle
- Wesley SnipesRoland Jenkins
- Ángela MolinaElena Gitman
- Elya BaskinKlebanov
- Rainbow HarvestBrenda
- Daniel O'SheaVinnie (as Dan O'Shea)
- John MahoneyLinehan
- Adam NathanGrisha
- Jaroslav StremienMalinovsky
- Michael BeachSonny (as Mike Beach)
- Bill CobbsDishwasher at Klebanov's (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
sportsboxing