A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Rocky Balboa, a small-time boxer, gets a supremely rare chance to fight heavy-weight champion Apollo Creed in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
Director
John G. Avildsen
Cast
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Burt Young, Burgess Meredith
