Overview:
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.| Status: | Released (1993-02-12) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 2 nominations total |
| Productions: | The Sokolow Company, TriStar Television, Cabin Creek Films |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 80757: Mike Tyson - Self (archive footage)
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- 65607: Don King - Self (archive footage)
- 59153: Robin Givens - Self (archive footage)
- 2563767: Curtis Ratliff - Self - Friend
- 2563768: Tracy Trey Travis - Self - Friend
- 1931887: Louis Farrakhan - Self (archive footage)
Crews
- 22020: Barbara Kopple - Director - Directing
- 2531182: Bill Davis - Editor - Editing
- 1052202: Diane Sokolow - Executive Producer - Production
- 65608: Leon Gast - Editor - Editing
- 22020: Barbara Kopple - Producer - Production
- 116085: Michael Bacon - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2449356: Richard G. Mitchell - Original Music Composer - Sound
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