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

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion Trailer (1998)

08 December 1998 Factual 59 mins

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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Cast

Sugar Ray Robinson

as Himself (archive footage)

Nigel Collins

as Himself (Editor - Ring Magazine)

Dave Anderson

as Himself (Wrote Ray's Memoirs)

Ray Robinson Jr.

as Himself (Ray's Son)

Woody Allen

as Himself

Muhammad Ali

as Himself

Jake LaMotta

as Himself (archive footage)

Evelyn Nelson

as Ray's sister

Crew

Ross Greenburg

Ross Greenburg Executive Producer

Wynton Marsalis

Original Music Composer

Gregg Backer

Gregg Backer Associate Producer

Jim Grieco

Jim Grieco Director of Photography

Jack Newfield

Jack Newfield Co-Producer

International Releases Dates

United States 08 December 1998

Production Companies

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