Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
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.
Year: 1993
Genre: Documentary
Studio: The Sokolow Company, TriStar Television, Cabin Creek Films
Director: Barbara Kopple
Cast: Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Don King, Robin Givens, Curtis Ratliff, Tracy Trey Travis
Crew: Barbara Kopple (Director), Bill Davis (Editor), Diane Sokolow (Executive Producer), Leon Gast (Editor), Barbara Kopple (Producer), Michael Bacon (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 93 minutes
Release: Feb 12, 1993
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 5
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : boxing
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