Rocky

Theatrical - Wide 1976-11-21

Cast Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burt Young Carl Weathers Burgess Meredith

Box Office Gross: $117,253,345

Running Time: 120 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Winkler Films

Genres: Drama

JoBlo's Rating

10/10

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 —... See more a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

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