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When the champ's promoter, Rev. Sultan, decides something new is needed to boost the marketability of the boxing matches, he searches and finds the only man to ever beat the champ. The problem is that he isn't a boxer anymore and he's white. However, once Rev. Sultan convinces him to fight, he goes into heavy training while the confident champ takes it easy and falls out of shape.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1996-05-03
Runtime: 91 mins
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Ron Shelton, Tony Hendra
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: The Great White Hype
Production Companies: Atman Entertainment, Fred Berner Films, 20th Century Fox
Production Countries: United States of America

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