Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

The read

It runs a compact 59m.

Synopsis

This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public icon, womanizer, comeback kid, philanthropist, fighter. Includes rare film footage, never-before-seen home movies and interviews.

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Key crew

• Wynton MarsalisOriginal Music Composer

Cast

• Sugar Ray RobinsonHimself (archive footage)
• Nigel CollinsHimself (Editor - Ring Magazine)
• Dave AndersonHimself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)
• Ray Robinson Jr.Himself (Ray's Son)
• Woody AllenHimself
• Muhammad AliHimself
• Jake LaMottaHimself (archive footage)
• Evelyn NelsonRay's sister

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