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With James Madio, Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist, Stephen Lang. Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.
The Featherweight is a 2023 American biographical sports drama film directed by Robert Kolodny, written by Steve Loff, and starring James Madio as professional boxer Willie Pep. [3] It premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 3, 2023.
Sep 20, 2024 · A biopic of Willie Pep, a two-time featherweight champion who tries to make a comeback in 1964. The film explores his personal and professional struggles, his relationship with the camera crew, and his nemesis Sandy Saddler.
Set in the mid-1960s, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep (PLAYED BY James Madio)—the winningest fighter of all time—who, down and out in his mid-40s and with his personal life in shambles, decides to make a return to the ring, at which point a documentary camera crew ...
Set in the mid-1960s in Hartford, Connecticut, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep the winningest fighter of all time--who,...
Sep 19, 2024 · Director Robert Kolodny ‘s “ The Featherweight ” tells the story of Willie Pep (James Madio), a retired boxing champ who decides to make a return to the ring in the mid-1960s when he’s...
Sep 20, 2023 · A meticulously designed, gutsily played biopic of world champion featherweight boxer Guglielmo Papaleo, better known as Willie Pep — covering not his 1940s glory days but his faltering attempt...
