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Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Simon George

Synopsis

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Actors

Sven Ruygrok
Sven Ruygrok
Eric Ducharme
D. David Morin
D. David Morin
Ash Resnick
Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston
Self (archive footage)
Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson
Self
Jerry Izenberg
Jerry Izenberg
Self
Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Self (archive footage)
Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy
Self
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Self (archive footage)
Chuck Wepner
Chuck Wepner
Self (archive footage)

Crews

Simon George
Simon George
Director
Simon George
Simon George
Writer

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