The Great White Hope
1970 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,941 VOTES · DIR. Martin Ritt
Overview
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing establishment looks for ways to knock him down.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,168 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:47 - I ain't gonna fight no dinge! - Listen to me, Frank.
00:05:23 It's gonna be a pleasure. Tell your nigger I said so.
00:08:07 Well. Must be great to be home again.
00:10:48 "No, it ain't fair. The poor man fighting a gorilla. "
00:13:13 - Clara, let's go! Goddamn it! - Who's the other woman?
00:20:49 - Just so long as the good Lord lets you win for us. - Amen.
00:27:44 That's it, brothers! Yeah.
00:31:24 If a good white hope showed up and beat him, I wouldn't need to do this.
00:34:17 Frankly, though...
00:36:57 That's for commercial ass, not this.
00:41:20 Tired of me asking questions like that.
00:44:13 Roamin' and reachin' all over.
00:46:54 How you doin', champ?
00:49:26 Clearin' up now?
00:54:26 Is it true, sir, you'll be fighting Albert Lynch here?
00:58:07 I know what shape is. I know when I ain't in it and when gettin'in it is a waste.
01:02:52 Have a seat. Dixon's with the bureau, you see, and like you might expect...
01:07:00 Oh, man. I'm happy as a cow with six tits.
01:10:56 You and the master so good to old Tom, he just got to cry about it now and then.
01:16:59 You ain't gonna give me one, I'll make ya, same as I done before.
01:21:27 - Are you readin' my mind now? - Jack.
01:23:58 I ain't into your shit about livin'...
01:28:18 Maybe you can tell me how, mister...
01:35:24 Clench him!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,168
Dialogue density11.3 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:35:24
Production Record
DirectorMartin Ritt
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,941