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Heavyweight Drama

Christina Newland goes the distance with the champions of the boxing movie genre, arguing that the boxing film is about so much more than two people punching each other.

Christina Newland goes the distance with the champions of the boxing movie genre, arguing that the boxing film is about so much more than two people punching each other.

The relationship between boxing and the movies is almost as old as cinema itself, and filmmakers have often used the boxing ring as the perfect stage for explorations of the darker, complex and troubling aspects of the American Dream.

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6 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Christina Newland
Assistant Producer Jamie Maisner
Production Coordinator Ellie Aitken
Series Producer Mike Muncer
Commissioning Editor Michael Leader
Executive Producer Catherine Bray
Production Company Little Dot Studios
Commissioning Editor Lamia Dabboussy