Rocky

Rocky is a 1976 film written by and starring Sylvester Stallone and directed by John G. Avildsen. It tells the rags-to-riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa, an uneducated but good-hearted debt collector for a loan shark in Philadelphia. Balboa is also a club fighter who gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship when the scheduled contender breaks his hand. Also starring in Rocky are Talia Shire as Adrian, Burt Young as Adrian's bro... more

Initial release date:

  • 1976

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min

Estimated budget:

  • 1,100,000 (US$)

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John G. Avildsen

John Guilbert Avildsen (born December 21, 1935) is an American film director. His films include Guess What We Learned in School (1968), Cry Uncle! (1970), Joe (1970), Save the Tiger (1973), Rocky (1976), The Karate Kid (1984), Lean on Me (1989), Rocky V (1990), The Power of One (1992) and 8 Seconds...

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  • His whole life was a million-to-one shot.

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  • 1 h 59 min
  • 2 h
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  • 1,100,000

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  • 78
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