19762h 0mDir. John G. Avildsen

Rocky

Name: Rocky
Genre: Drama
Released: 1976-12-03
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 5
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith

“His whole life was a million-to-one shot.”

Drama

5.0 / 5.0

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Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!

Starring:Sylvester Stallone,Talia Shire,Burt Young,Carl Weathers,Burgess Meredith

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Sylvester Stallone

Robert 'Rocky' Balboa

Talia Shire

Adrianna 'Adrian' Pennino

Burt Young

Paulie Pennino

Carl Weathers

Apollo Creed

Burgess Meredith

Mickey Goldmill

Thayer David

George 'Miles' Jergens

Joe Spinell

Tony Gazzo

Jimmy Gambina

Mike

Bill Baldwin

Fight Announcer

Al Silvani

Cut Man

George Memmoli

Ice Rink Attendant

Jodi Letizia

Marie

Key Production Crew

Director

John G. Avildsen

Screenplay & Writers

Sylvester Stallone

Cinematography

James Crabe

Original Score

Bill Conti

Producers

Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

Film Details

Budget$1,000,000

Box Office Revenue$117,253,345

Original Languageen

Production Studios

Winkler Films

Keywords & Themes

#underdog#philadelphia, pennsylvania#transporter#love of one's life#italian american#sports#fight#independence#publicity#boxer

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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Sylvester Stallone stars as Rocky Balboa "the Italian stallion", a down on his luck Boxer who supplements his meagre Boxing income by working as muscle for one of the local hoodlums. When "Rocky" is picked at random by W...

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