Great White Hope (1970, trailer)

[@jochanaan58]

Rest In Power, James Earl Jones. Well played, sir.

[@johnpowers3316]

Jack johnson is such an underrated historical figure . Not enough is said

[@cjhan9816]

Please watch Ken Burn's PBS Documentary of Jack Johnson.

[@JoshuaParris83]

Rest in peace James Earl Jones. May God and the Force be with you.🙏🙏🙏

[@shanenolan85]

I wish I could've seen the Broadway play version in which James Earl Jones won his Tony Award 🏆

[@Waeweas]

SAAAAAAAAAAME

[@toshingt]

This movie needs a reboot

[@oswaldoz513]

Soon with marshilmal ali

[@stephenjemyers]

I only found it looking for a up to date version.

[@kingkante2913]

@@oswaldoz513 when?

[@wonjubhoy]

Black lives matter would riot if that happened.

[@joshwallace2183]

this week

[@hamsterdunce]

R.I.P. 2024 - I'll be watching this one tonight.

[@zackstark24601]

Why he didn’t win the Oscar makes me mad Such a talent R.I.P

[@kellyjohnson8430]

I could have sworn James Earl Joens was born 50 years old. Never in my mind did I ever imagine him being young😂

[@EliURBANLIFESTYLE]

This made me laugh you’re right it’s weird to see him this young

[@MichaelAres]

Love how the trailer ends with "So Great!"

[@Davedio]

As much credit must be given to Jane Alexander, not only for her courage in accepting the challenge of playing the role, but also of matching JEJ scene for scene with an incredible performance. How many other actresses of the time would have been not up to the task? The racial themes aĺone were probably enough to have dissuaded 90% of them. This was at the time of the assassination of Martin Luther King still reverberating through society, the Watts riots, right after the passage of the Civil Rights Act...she was a talented and courageous woman.

[@dawnlittle2501]

I agree, she did such a great job. They both acted so well that it used to make me uncomfortable to watch their angry sad scenes.

[@joshwallace2183]

you know what they say about opinions

[@Biggdoom344]

She spoke about her role. She actually got hate mail and death threats.

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@Biggdoom344 . Stella Stevens endured similar treatment for Slaughter in 1972.

[@RollingOrmond]

Yes, kids, James Earl Jones had more to his career than voicing Darth Vader, Mustafa, and CNN promos!

[@salmanmazumder6148]

Uhh...who is Mustafa? Do you mean mufasa? 👀

[@joshwallace2183]

anybody ever watch Conan the barbarian, one of his greatest if not his actual greatest role... field of dreams??

[@docchoc]

Haha! Agreed - but Mufasa, not Mustafa. Mustafa is the king's brother in The Lion Sheik! : )

[@hopeful4243]

He was so great that he became a lion and not only a lion but the king of animals from where he stayed. And then when he was finished, he became the dark lord

[@Blackandproud2024]

RIP, Darth Vader! You will be missed down here. Thank you for all you gave us. “This is CNN”

[@Celluloidwatcher]

Currently watching The Great White Hope on TV, which I have seen numerous times and it doesn't get old and stale. Great performances by James Earl Jones and Jane Alexander. I have read other comments on this page about a reboot of the movie, probably to make it relevant to the BLM movement. That's not a bad idea. The task would be to find the right actors to play those roles. Thanks for the trailer.

[@kellyjohnson8430]

They did a reboot in the 90s. The Great White Hype

[@quintonmoore5787]

R.I.P. James Earl Jones

[@isammolina4842]

Que buen mozo era entonces...siempre gran actor.😃👀👍🌹🌿🌹🌿🌹🌿

[@rubenbustamante1828]

😁

[@franciscosalinas8686]

An uncle of mine and Heavyweght boxer they named Cassimiro El Blanco Boy fought Jack Johnson 1932 and beat him in Edinburg,TX. and he was his son Joe played for pan am university along with Jack's son Lucious Jackson and won 🏆championship against Kentucky 1966

[@deansiephillips437]

This was a great film r. i. p Sir x 😢

[@mauriciocabral1270]

Excelent actor, James Earl Jones, i love you so much

[@jareddigirolamo9381]

This was a very good movie and a sad one too

[@blessednet3813]

Loved the one with Ivory Wayne’s in it

[@shandon360]

I never thought of James earl Jones as looking any different than he does today lol

[@bronysimpson3250]

I can't believe James Earl Jones played a boxer in this movie. now all I see in this movie which I just now became of aware of is Mufasa.

[@rogergrimsby5805]

Did James Earl Jones know in 1970 that he was going to become a much beloved actor?

[@jennifersman7990]

With a voice like that, why wouldn’t he be?

[@vonbontee]

Well, he won the Tony award for Best Actor that year, so he clearly was on top of that world

[@graelinbrown6667]

This type films people love an still don't learn how that possible

[@montauk6]

I never looked at Dash Riprock the same way after this film.

[@josephedric4081]

The fight scene in the trailer looked just plain sad.

[@WhizMitchell]

Saw this film in the 70s...I thought it was a great film! I agree with some of the comments below...RE-BOOT!

[@franciscosalinas8686]

Great film and great boxer who loved to be 78 years old,and academy award 👏 for Mr. Jones and had 4 sons including N.B.A. legend Luciuos Jackson and never had children with the white woman Jane Alexander whose name was Janet

[@franciscosalinas8686]

That Jack Johnson was quite a boxer cause he injured with a gun shot wound and was the only boxer to kill two men in the ring

[@46chambersoflife]

did quentin tarantino made this movie?

[@dragoncelso7747]

Jack Johnson is my daddy

[@odiousbliss5715]

Movie about Jack Johnson?

[@jamesjinkins2889]

I'm crazy for him yes I dont care if it's the truth... the story of my fucking life :/

[@jamespharris2494]

Where is today's Don King? Go get that hate filled money!

[@common_wolf]

James earl jones is a beautiful black man.

[@BlackandProud350]

Vader?

[@daveking5807]

Here comes white Buffalo chief tee pee creeper ADX8 hope in a lefthand bag

[@debaterofeverythingpresent2775]

Darth Vader starring in The Great Storm Trooper Hope.

[@ola3100]

yeah same the great dark vader

[@nkwari]

If they didn't put White in the title a lot of white people would not have gone to see it LOL, How about a movie called "The Great Black Hope"

[@claudioalmeidadossantos9204]

Esse filme e bom pra esses racistas americanos verem que os negros são melhores lutadores de boxe do mundo 🤔

[@bluecars2375]

is the a documentary about trump?

[@wonjubhoy]

It should be because he was the president who pardoned Jack Johnson.

[@Biggdoom344]

@@wonjubhoy everyone knew Johnson got railroaded. The Mann act was regarding taking prostitutes across state lines. She was his wife so technically it didn’t apply but nobody cared then.

[@thortczodtcrhodie6364]

Life in America. circa anytime, anyplace, anywhere. I ain't coming home from 'Germany' anyhow.