Movie Description
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
(1993)Overview
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
Featured Crew
- Director : Barbara Kopple
- Producer : Barbara Kopple
- Editor : Leon Gast,Bill Davis
- Cast : Mike Tyson,Cus D'Amato,Don King,Robin Givens,Curtis Ratliff,Tracy Trey Travis,Louis Farrakhan,Joyce Carol Oates,Evander Holyfield,Larry Holmes,James Douglas,Michael Spinks,Michael Marley,Ruth Givens,Tony Tubbs,Trevor Berbick,Jerry Izenberg
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Facts
Original TitleFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Status Released
Release Information
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1993-02-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 33m
Production CompaniesThe Sokolow Company,TriStar Television,Cabin Creek Films
Genres
- Documentary
