Directed by:
John G. AvildsenScreenplay:
Sylvester StalloneCinematography:
James CrabeComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, Al Silvani, Jodi Letizia (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Rocky Balboa is a struggling Philadelphia boxer who is scorned by his gym's owner, patronized by a local loan shark and rebuffed by a shy plain-Jane, whose brother keeps trying to engineer a romantic match. Heavyweight champion Apollo Creed comes up with the Bicentennial gimmick of touting a new fight as the chance for a nobody to become a somebody while planning to easily win the bout himself. But someone forgets to tell Rocky, who trains earnestly for the fight, and comes out swinging. (Showtime)
(more)Cast
![Sylvester Stallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/310/164310896_7c9211.jpg)
Sylvester Stallone
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
First Blood (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
![Talia Shire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270915_062717.jpg)
Talia Shire
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Burt Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/173/168173215_iz9whj.jpg)
Burt Young
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
![Carl Weathers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/593/168593085_e7owwx.jpg)
Carl Weathers
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Rocky (1976)
Predator (1987)
![Burgess Meredith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271967_29d2af.jpg)
Burgess Meredith
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Clash of the Titans (1981)
![Thayer David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/452/452458_4c4fd4.jpg)
Thayer David
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Little Big Man (1970)
Roots (1977) (series)
![Joe Spinell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272250_f327ee.jpg)
Joe Spinell
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Jimmy Gambina
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Rocky V (1990)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Bill Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Apartment (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Al Silvani
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Bobby Deerfield (1977)
Jodi Letizia
USA
Diana Lewis
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Squeeze (1987)
The Monster Squad (1987)
![George O'Hanlon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871882_ef13d0.jpg)
George O'Hanlon
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
![Stan Shaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444277_6fb3a2.jpg)
Stan Shaw
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series) - actor, a.f.
Don Sherman
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Rocky III (1982)
Pedro Lovell
Argentina
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
![Tony Burton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/232/161232449_fa0aa5.jpg)
Tony Burton
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky IV (1985)
![Lloyd Kaufman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269646_52c296.jpg)
Lloyd Kaufman
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
![Frank Stallone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278443_ee1c6d.jpg)
Frank Stallone
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
Barfly (1987)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
![Joe Frazier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/768/159768603_b2460d.jpg)
Joe Frazier
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Hurricane (1999) - a.f.
Just the Ticket (1999)