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Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story is a 1985 American made-for-television biographical sports film starring Robert Blake and Doug McKeon, directed by Richard Michaels and executive-produced by Sylvester Stallone. The film originally premiered on CBS on May 1, 1985.
| Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biography Drama Sport |
| Written by | Dennis Nemec |
| Directed by | Richard Michaels |
| Starring | Robert Blake Doug McKeon |
| Music by | Mike Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sylvester Stallone |
| Producers | Robert A. Papazian Rhonda Young (co-producer) |
| Cinematography | Jan de Bont |
| Editor | Peter E. Berger |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Production company | Robert Papazian Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 1, 1985 |
Plot edit
The film details the life of Ray Mancini, a World Boxing Association world lightweight champion boxer from 1982 to 1984, Hollywood actor and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Cast edit
- Robert Blake as Lenny Mancini
- Doug McKeon as Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini
- Mariclare Costello as Ellen Mancini
- Tony Burton as Grif
- Ray Buktenica as Dave Wolf
- James T. Callahan as Father O'Neill
- Richard Bakalyan as Frank Jacobs
External links edit
- Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story at IMDb