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Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story

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Dan Klores and Ron Berger's documentary charts the rise and fall of former welterweight boxing champ Emile Griffith. Born in the Virgin Islands, Griffith moved to New York where, before becoming a boxer, he designed ladies' hats. Once inside the ring his career took off and regular boxing telecasts made him a celebrity. In a 1962 match, Griffith beat Benny "Kid" Paret to death after Paret taunted him with an anti-gay remark. Griffith's star faded and the incident ended boxing broadcasts.

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John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 01/19/2018
... if Ring doesn't break our hearts, at least it bends them out of shape. Go to Full Review Minneapolis Star Tribune 04/07/2005
3/4
You'll be haunted. Go to Full Review Film Threat 12/06/2005
2.5/5
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/20/2005
A
A winner. Go to Full Review Film Threat 02/05/2005
2.5/5
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com 02/02/2005
4.5/5
Ring of Fire is not about boxing. It's about the importance of tolerance and the power of forgiveness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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12/24/2011 Riveting sports documentary about guilt, violence, and redemption See more 03/20/2011 What a great documentary. One critic got it right. "A story of tolerance and forgiveness". Griffith fought hard to gain back his title and reputation. Perat struggled to support his family and his career. See more 07/26/2010 i love this movie it so good See more 03/11/2009 A solid boxing documentary. See more 07/29/2008 This documentary is one of the best I have seen... Very well done with good insights, not only to the specific subject matter(s), but also thoughts on the sport of boxing overall - both from the 60's (a lot of which still seem relevant today, I reckon!) and those more recently (e.g: when it was filmed!...'05'ish).. and all the other aspects this doco covers. {Way to go SBS for showing it! - more than soccer and cycling! ;)} (although don't read this particular movie info as i think it gives too much away!). See more 02/14/2008 Boxing in the 60s was like F1 racing of today. This movie was an a documentary on the great boxing matches of that time and the ultimate fight between Emile Griffith and Benny *Kid* Paret. See more Read all reviews
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Dan Klores

Director

Ron Berger

Director

Dan Klores

Producer

Ron Berger

Producer

Lewis Katz

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Synopsis Dan Klores and Ron Berger's documentary charts the rise and fall of former welterweight boxing champ Emile Griffith. Born in the Virgin Islands, Griffith moved to New York where, before becoming a boxer, he designed ladies' hats. Once inside the ring his career took off and regular boxing telecasts made him a celebrity. In a 1962 match, Griffith beat Benny "Kid" Paret to death after Paret taunted him with an anti-gay remark. Griffith's star faded and the incident ended boxing broadcasts.
Director
Dan Klores, Ron Berger
Producer
Dan Klores, Ron Berger
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m