| Uniform Title |
Rocky (Motion picture : 1976) |
| Title |
Rocky. |
| Published |
Moore Park, NSW : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006. |
| ©1976 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (108 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 16214SDO. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1976. |
| The first film in the Rocky franchise. |
| Special features: Original theatrical trailer. |
| Credits |
Written by Sylvester Stallone ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; directed by John G. Avildsen. |
| Performers |
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith. |
| Summary |
Rocky Balboa, the underdog, gets his million-to-one shot at love, self-respect and the world heavyweight boxing crown and comes out a winner. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles English for the hearing impaired. |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards (1976) for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Film Editing. Academy Award nominations include: Best Actor (Stallone), Best Supporting Actor (Meredith and Young), Best Actress (Shire), Best Original Screenplay (Stallone) |
| Subjects |
Balboa, Rocky (Fictitious character), 1946- Drama |
| Boxers (Sports) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama |
| Boxing -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Sports films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Avildsen, John G., 1935-2017 director. |
| Winkler, Irwin producer. |
| Chartoff, Robert producer. |
| Stallone, Sylvester screenwriter, actor. |
| Shire, Talia actor. |
| Young, Burt actor. |
| Weathers, Carl actor. |
| Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997 actor. |
| Conti, Bill actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Avildsen, John G., 1935-2017 .
- Chartoff, Robert .
- Conti, Bill .
- Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997 .
- Shire, Talia .
- Stallone, Sylvester .
- Weathers, Carl .
- Winkler, Irwin .
- Young, Burt .
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