Boxing in Film

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1. 'Raging Bull' is probably the best known and most well-regarded boxing movie of all-time. It tells the story of which real life boxer who apparently had a very seedy personal life? Rocky Marciano Jake LaMotta Jim Corbett Jack Dempsey

2. The 1976 boxing film 'Rocky' yielded several Academy Awards, including one for Best Director. Which highly regarded director won an Oscar for this film? John Avildsen Stanley Donen Sydney Lumet James Brooks

3. 'The Harder They Fall' was a hard-hitting, brutally honest depiction of the seedier side of boxing. For which classic actor was this 1956 film his final appearance? James Cagney Cary Grant Spencer Tracy Humphrey Bogart

4. Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson star in which 1997 film about a political prisoner in Northern Ireland who, after being released from prison, attempts to form a life away from politics by opening a boxing gym? The Boxer Body and Soul The Grass Arena Golden Gloves

5. What is the title of the Martin Ritt-directed film featuring James Earl Jones in the role of a boxer very much resembling the great Jack Johnson from the early 20th century? Great White Hope Fighting Champ Golden Boy Split Decisions

6. Which popular American actor plays an almost incomprehensible 'pike' boxer named Mickey O'Neil in the 2000 movie 'Snatch'? Brad Pitt Matthew McConaughey Tom Cruise Kiefer Sutherland

7. 'The Set-Up' is spectacular 1949 film-noir featuring Robert Ryan as a jaded and desperate boxer on his last legs, hoping for one last payout. Which notable film director was in charge of this fascinating morality tale? Robert Wise William Wyler Orson Welles Billy Wilder

8. What was the name of the boxing wunderkind played by the Academy Award-winning Hilary Swank in the outstanding 2004 boxing film 'Million Dollar Baby'? Mickie Chait Maggie Fitzgerald Erica Mack Julianne Barry

9. In one of the most hilarious of the many hilarious moments in the films of Charlie Chaplin, the tramp character finds himself involved in a boxing match against a much stronger opponent, with predictably absurd results. In which of these films did this unforgettable ring exchange take place? Modern Times The Great Dictator City Lights The Gold Rush

10. Who plays the rugged and cynical Butch Coolidge, a boxer who has become involved in a shady set-up in his final in-ring appearance in the 1994 Quentin Tarantino extravaganza 'Pulp Fiction'? Bruce Willis Samuel L. Jackson Tim Roth Ving Rhames