40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic

Jun 9, 2020

0h 30m

★ 7.6

An unknown actor. An underrated director. The ultimate underdog film.

Overview

Sylvester Stallone and John G. Avildsen narrate behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Rocky" to mark the film's 40th anniversary.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

AJ16 Entertainment

40 Years of Rocky: The Birth of a Classic Trailers

Cast

Narrator/Self (archive footage)

Sylvester Stallone

Self (archive footage)

John G. Avildsen

Self (archive footage)

Carl Weathers

Self (archive footage)

Talia Shire

Self (archive footage)

Burgess Meredith

Self (archive footage)

Burt Young

Self (archive footage)

Joe Spinell

Self (archive footage)

Thayer David

Self (archive footage)

Tony Burton

Self (archive footage)

Bill Conti

Self (archive footage)

Robert Chartoff

Self (archive footage)

Frank Stallone Jr.

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