Nicholas Colasanto

The life of boxer Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro), as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring destroys his life outside of it. Directed by Martin Scorsese.

John Huston’s powerful story, with a screenplay adapted by Leonard Gardner from his own novel, about the meagre hopes and dreams in the world of amateur boxing. Washed-up boxer, Tully (Stacy Keach), struggles with past demons while his spar partner Ernie (Jeff Bridges), faces new personal challenges. But the two men come to blows when their boxing careers begin to take different directions.