| Description |
2 videodiscs (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital mono, dual-layer, NTSC. |
| Language |
English (Dolby 5.1), French (Dolby mono.) or Spanish (Dolby mono.) dialogue with optional English and Spanish subtitles; closed captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
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Special features: Audio and video commentary with Sylvester Stallone; audio commentary with two boxing legends; audio commentary with the director, producers and cast members; three-part "In the ring" making-of documentary; 10 additional featurettes/documentaries; TV spots, TV appearances and trailers; a sneak peak at "Rocky Balboa." |
| Cast |
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, James Crabe ; editor, Richard Halsey ; music, Bill Conti. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Summary |
Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time. He works in a meat factory in Philadelphia for a meager wages so he also earns extra cash as a debt collector. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up an exhibition match between Creed and a struggling boxer. The promoters are touting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody". The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but someone forgot to tell Rocky, who sees this as his only shot at the big time. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards (USA), 1977: Best Director (John G. Avildsen) ; Best Film Editing (Richard Halsey, Scott Conrad) ; Best Picture. |
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Golden Globes (USA), 1977: Best Motion Picture - Drama. |
| Subject |
Balboa, Rocky (Fictitious character) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boxers (Sports) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boxing matches -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boxing managers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Meat industry and trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1976.
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| Genre |
Drama. |
| Added Author |
Winkler, Irwin.
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Chartoff, Robert.
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Stallone, Sylvester.
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Avildsen, John G., 1936-
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Shire, Talia.
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Young, Burt.
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Weathers, Carl.
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Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997.
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Halsey, Richard.
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Conrad, Scott.
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Conti, Bill.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Added Title |
In the ring.
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| ISBN |
9786310564791 |
| Standard No. |
027616060259 |
| Music No. |
106025 MGM Home Entertainment |
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