Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
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Cast & Crew
Mike Tyson
Self (archive footage)
Cus D'Amato
Self (archive footage)
Don King
Self (archive footage)
Robin Givens
Self (archive footage)
Curtis Ratliff
Self - Friend
Tracy Trey Travis
Self - Friend
Louis Farrakhan
Self (archive footage)
Joyce Carol Oates
Self
Evander Holyfield
Self (archive footage)
Larry Holmes
Self (archive footage)
James Douglas
Self (archive footage)
Michael Spinks
Self (archive footage)
Frequently Asked Questions
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson was released on February 12, 1993.
The runtime of Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is 1h 33m.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a Documentary movie.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson has a rating of 8.0 out of 10 on TMDB.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson was directed by Barbara Kopple.
The main cast of Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson includes Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Don King.
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is originally in English.