Set in the mid-1960s in Hartford, Connecticut, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep the winningest fighter of all time?who, down and out in his mid-40s and with his personal life in...
moreSet in the mid-1960s in Hartford, Connecticut, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep the winningest fighter of all time?who, down and out in his mid-40s and with his personal life in shambles, decides to make a return to the ring, at which point a documentary camera crew enters his life. Painstakingly researched and constructed, the film is a visceral portrait of the discontents of twentieth-century American masculinity, fame and self-perception.
GENRE: Biopic
, Drama
MPAA RATING:
RUN TIME: 99 minutes
RELEASE DATE: September 20, 2024
STARRING: James Madio
, Keir Gilchrist
, Ron Livingston
, Ruby Wolf
, Stephen Lang
DIRECTOR(S): Robert Kolodny
PRODUCER(S): Asger Hussain, Steve Loff, Bennett Elliott, Robert Greene, Brian Liebman
WRITER(S): Steve Loff
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OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE: https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=B
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