Rocky (1976)
Country: US
Technical: col 119m
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Synopsis:
An Italian-American from Philadelphia becomes the new Great White Hope of boxing.
Review:
The best film Oscar winner for 1976 is a low-key drama whose kitchen sink trappings do little to disguise the new optimism embedded in its rags-to-riches trajectory. After nearly a decade of films in which American heroes questioned both their destiny and the way their world worked, even in some cases fighting against it, here was a hero who once again embraced the American Dream and was happy to play his part in the system. Long, slow, and not at all glossy, it was as unlikely a commercial hit as it was to beat Network, All the President's Men and Taxi Driver to the top award. The tide had turned.
Country: US
Technical: col 119m
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Synopsis:
An Italian-American from Philadelphia becomes the new Great White Hope of boxing.
Review:
The best film Oscar winner for 1976 is a low-key drama whose kitchen sink trappings do little to disguise the new optimism embedded in its rags-to-riches trajectory. After nearly a decade of films in which American heroes questioned both their destiny and the way their world worked, even in some cases fighting against it, here was a hero who once again embraced the American Dream and was happy to play his part in the system. Long, slow, and not at all glossy, it was as unlikely a commercial hit as it was to beat Network, All the President's Men and Taxi Driver to the top award. The tide had turned.
Country: US
Technical: col 119m
Director: John G. Avildsen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Burgess Meredith, Talia Shire, Burt Young
Synopsis:
An Italian-American from Philadelphia becomes the new Great White Hope of boxing.
Review:
The best film Oscar winner for 1976 is a low-key drama whose kitchen sink trappings do little to disguise the new optimism embedded in its rags-to-riches trajectory. After nearly a decade of films in which American heroes questioned both their destiny and the way their world worked, even in some cases fighting against it, here was a hero who once again embraced the American Dream and was happy to play his part in the system. Long, slow, and not at all glossy, it was as unlikely a commercial hit as it was to beat Network, All the President's Men and Taxi Driver to the top award. The tide had turned.