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The Fighter

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Richard Conte brings to life Jack London's story "The Mexican," set during the Mexican Revolution. Conte stars as Felipe Rivera, a young boxer whose father is murdered after publishing anti-government texts. Rivera is inspired by rebel leader Durango (Lee J. Cobb), who persuades him to help earn money to buy guns for the resistance movement. A fight against well-known boxer Danny Ward puts everything on the line for Rivera, whose character is based on the real-life boxer Joe Rivers.
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Manny Farber The Nation 09/15/2021
An inexpert mixture of politics and hokum. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Herbert Kline

Director

Richard Conte

Felipe Rivera

Vanessa Brown

Kathy

Lee J. Cobb

Durango

Frank Silvera

Paulino

Roberta Haynes

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Synopsis Richard Conte brings to life Jack London's story "The Mexican," set during the Mexican Revolution. Conte stars as Felipe Rivera, a young boxer whose father is murdered after publishing anti-government texts. Rivera is inspired by rebel leader Durango (Lee J. Cobb), who persuades him to help earn money to buy guns for the resistance movement. A fight against well-known boxer Danny Ward puts everything on the line for Rivera, whose character is based on the real-life boxer Joe Rivers.
Director
Herbert Kline
Producer
Alex Gottlieb
Production Co
Alex Gottlieb Productions, G-H Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 18m
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