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Rocky Marciano - A Life Story by Marino Amoruso
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Robert Loggia, Rocky Marciano Director: Marino Amoruso Brand: RYKODISC DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 60 minutes DVD Release Date: 2006-12-05 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Model: 79802 Studio: Liberation Ent Product features: - This special documentary chronicles Rocky's amazing life as the only undefeated boxing champion in history, in any weight division, as seen through the eyes of those who knew him best Angelo Dundee, Gay Talese, his friends, family and confidantes. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES Rating: NR Age: 796019798020 UPC: 796019798020 Manufacturer No: 79802
Movie Reviews of Rocky Marciano - A Life StoryMovie Review: A 5-star biopic about a person worth getting to know Summary: 5 Stars
Not really into boxing I watched this with my father and instantly became a Rocky Marciano fan. The film delves into his family life from an early age all the way through to his final years with commentary and interviews with a wide assortment of family members, friends, and many others that were close to him.
The film covers his training and fighting career extensively in an easy to follow manner that focuses on his incredible work ethic outside the ring, and determination within the ring that lead him to win every fight in his professional career despite physical disadvantages such as a short reach which led early coaches and trainers to advise against continuing boxing.
The whole biopic takes an in depth look into how his personal life shaped his ring life such as how his fathers hard work in the shoe factory to take care of his family instilled a work ethic in Rocky which led to his dropping out of highschool his sophomore despite the prospect of an athletic scholarship to work in the factory to take care of his 4 brothers and sisters, later enlisting into the army, and after that working shoveling coal for $1 an hour. This hard work ethic led to his strenuous training outside the ring which brought him his success in his fights.
To top this all off this movie examines his role as a cultural icon both to the Italian-Americans in helping take away from the Mafia stereotype that dominated in his time and instilling pride within their community as well as also being an American icon embodying hard work, family values, generosity, kindness, and ultimately success. A great watch even for those not into boxing this film will definitely leave you with genuine respect for Rocky Marciano with almost a sense of familiarity with him, and will hopefully inspire you to strive to live up to the same values he embodied for us all.
Summary of Rocky Marciano - A Life StoryDuring his career, Marciano held the heavyweight boxing title for four years in the 1950s. His 49-0 career victories, of which 43 were KO?s, are records that stand to this day! A sportswriter once commented that if all the heavyweight champions of all time were locked together in a room, Marciano would be the one to walk out. This special documentary chronicles Rocky?s amazing life as the only undefeated boxing champion in history, in any weight division, as seen through the eyes of those who knew him best.
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