Rocky

Rocky

7.8IMDb Score
Released:1976-12-03
Genre:Drama
Duration:120 min
Director:John G. Avildsen
Actors:Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith
Production:Winkler Films

Overview:

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!

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