Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion (1998)

This sports documentary tells the remarkable story of the man voted the greatest boxer in history. Spanning his career from the early Depression-era days until his death in 1989, this special brings to light the many sides of Robinson: flashy public icon, ...

Boxing's Greatest Champions (1995)

Boxing Writers of America select the best fighters of all time in each weight division, leading up to their selection of The Greatest Fighter Of All Time. Includes action footage of Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and more! ...

Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (1995)

This comprehensive HBO presentation documents the history of heavyweight boxing through the 20th century, beginning with Jess Willard's victory over Jack Johnson in the early 1900s and running through the reign of the controversial Mike Tyson. ...

All Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986)

64 Day Hero (1986)

Documentary about the life and career of the 1940s and 1950s boxer Randy Turpin. ...

Honeyboy (1982)

Rico 'Honeyboy' Ramirez is a Puerto Rican from the South Bronx who finds fame and fortune as a middleweight boxer. But he soon learns that it's not all it's cracked up to be when he loses sight of his goals. He becomes romantically involved with his attrac ...

The Return of Mod Squad (1979)

Pete, Linc and Julie are called back to the force when a series of sniper attacks are made on their old boss. But the three soon discover that they themselves are the intended targets of a gunman who lives in their old "flower child" world of the 1960s. ...

Telethon (1977)

The behind-the-scenes intrigues — including, possibly, a murder — of an all-star fundraising telethon set in Las Vegas. ...

The Todd Killings (1971)

Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year old who charms his way into the lives of high school kids in a small California town. Girls find him attract ...

The Love Machine (1971)

An ambitious TV newscaster has an affair with the wife of a network executive to get a promotion. ...

City Beneath the Sea (1971)

A group of 21st-century colonists inhabit an underwater city called Pacifica. Originally intended as a purely scientific installation, the U. S. government wants to stash all its gold reserves from Fort Knox there, along with a fantastic new radioactive el ...

Fight of the Century (1971)

Legendary boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali in Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. ...

Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1970)

In "Sugar Ray Robinson - Pound for Pound," the champ is profiled, from his early days to his welterweight victories and his five-time winning of the middleweight championship. Show business called to Robinson, and he had a brief sojourn as a tap dancer, bu ...

Candy (1968)

A high school girl encounters a variety of kookie characters and humorous sexual situations while searching for the meaning of life. ...

Paper Lion (1968)

Sportswriter George Plimpton poses as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions for a "Sports Illustrated" article. ...

The Detective (1968)

New York City Police detective Joe Leland investigates the grisly murder of Teddy Leikman, the gay son of a politically influential department store owner. While investigating, he discovers links to official corruption in NYC in this drama that delves into ...

Dancing, a Man's Game - Gene Kelly (1958)

In 1958, NBC's OMNIBUS, the Golden Age of Television's most distinguished series, commissioned Gene Kelly's first television special. Written, choreographed, co-directed and starring the Hollywood legend, DANCING, A MAN'S GAME enlisted some of the top name ...

Statues Also Die (1953)

Commissioned by the journal Présence Africaine, this short documentary examines how African art is devalued and alienated through colonial and museum contexts. Beginning with the question of why African works are confined to ethnographic displays while Gr ...

Jake LaMotta vs. Sugar Ray Robinson VI (1951)

The sixth and final fight between LaMotta and Robinson, it took place at Chicago Stadium on St. Valentine's Day in 1951. ...