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UNITED STATES · 1976
Rocky
Synopsis
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
Cinematic DNA
I grew up on Italian neorealism. 'The Bicycle Thief' was always one of my favorites. That gritty, raw realism, that’s what I wanted to bring to 'Rocky.'
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underdog story · boxing · personal redemption · working class struggle · second chances
