Brutal Glory

Sep 1, 1989

1h 51m

★ 2.6

Overview

The highly fictionalized making and breaking of Norman Selby, more recognizable as Kid McCoy, the real life American middleweight world boxing champion from the turn of the 20th century.

Genres

Drama

Action

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Cast

Max Owens

Robert Vaughn

Julia Woodruff (as Leah King Pinsent)

Leah Pinsent

Kid McCoy

Timothy Brantley

Billy Doherty

Simon Poland

James Ryan

Gordon Mulholland

Joe Stewardson

Brian O'Shaughnessy

Wilson Dunster

PK, an English orphan terrorized for his family's political beliefs in Africa, turns to his only friend, a kindly world-wise prisoner, Geel Piet. Geel teaches him how to box with the motto “fight with your fists and lead with your heart”. As he grows to manhood, PK uses these words to take on the system and the injustices he sees around him - and finds that one person really can make a difference.

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