Product Details

• Actors: Jimmy Braddock, Peter Mason, George Foreman, Arthur Mercante, Bert Randolph Sugar
• Directors: Brian Gillogly, John Preston
• Writers: Brennan Huntington
• Producers: Mike DeLisa, John F.S. Laing, Joseph Ruggieri, Kristie Smith, Nick Krantz
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Goldhill Home Media
• DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007WFXIU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,310 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock - The Real Story" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Studio: Cerebellum Corporation Release Date: 10/25/2005 Run time: 55 minutes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Interview with Referee, March 25, 2006

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Brett A. Lipton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock - The Real Story (DVD)

The interview with my father former fighter and Boxing Referee Ron Lipton was really insightful. Many people who read him all the time on Cyberboxingzone loved this DVD along with the other historians like Mike DeLisa and Sal Rappa.

My Father refereed Holyfield, Roberto Duran, Morrison, Pernell Whitiker, Roy Jones Jr and Oscar DeLahoya. He really knows his boxing history and made it very interesting. HIs real appreciation for Braddock, Joe Louis and Max Baer was a hi light for me.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational documentary, December 6, 2006

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A. Reeves "boxing fan extraordinaire" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock - The Real Story (DVD)

This dvd gives an overview of Braddock's rise, fall, and re-rise (culminating in the heavyweight title fight with Max Baer). It is short in length and therefore gives just a basic overview of Braddock's life and career. The people interviewed (including boxing referrees, boxing historians, and authors) give unabashed praise for the man who fought a heavyweight championship contender on 2 days notice without training for it, the man who broke his own hand so the doctor could re-set it properly, and the man that inspired a nation when he paid back every dime of the welfare money he had received. The documentary also covers less well-known facts about Braddock's life. It reveals that Braddock received cracked ribs during his training for the Baer fight, a fact that Braddock successfully hid from the press. It also highlights the close personal relationship between Braddock and his manager, Joe Gould. The dvd extras include interview segments with Bert Sugar, Michael DeLisa, and David Margolick. I would recommend this dvd to anyone but especially fans of the movie Cinderella Man. This documentary dispels a few errors from that film - particularly, Braddock's being decommissioned, which did not actually happen. It also gives an explanation for the unfair villanizing of Max Baer in the movie.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Saved my life!, November 24, 2006

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Sue A. Adams "Irish and proud!" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cinderella Man: Jim Braddock - The Real Story (DVD)

Out of work and losing everything, I was ready to throw in the towel. Afer watching Russsel Crowe as Jame J Braddock, I could only dream to have such courage, (being Irish myself), I knew I could not cheat myself out of life, and continued to fight on to a better life. Crowe should have won the Oscar for this performance. He was truly cheated. I was sorry to hear him say he would not do another boxing movie. Crowe was truly inspirational as Jimmy Braddock.