Cinderella Man

Cinderella Man (2005)

Timing: 2:24 (144 min)

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Release date

2005-06-02

Country

United States

Production

Universal Pictures, Miramax, Imagine Entertainment, Brian Grazer Productions, Parkway Productions

Genre

Romance, Drama, History

Budget

$88 000 000

Revenue

$108 539 911

Website

http://www.cinderellamanmovie.com/index.php

Director

Ron Howard

Actors

Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband, Connor Price, Ariel Waller, Patrick Louis
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Scenario

Producer

Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Penny Marshall, Todd Hallowell

Operator

Salvatore Totino

Composer

Thomas Newman

Artist

Audition

Janet Hirshenson, Jane Jenkins, Diane Kerbel

Editing

Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill
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• Lasse Hallström was originally slated to direct the film.
• During one of the training sessions, Russell Crowe dislocated his shoulder. This forced a two-month delay in filming.
• Crowe's opponents in the ring were professional boxers. To convince the audience, they had to stop their punches as close to Russell's body as possible. As expected, the actor sometimes took quite a beating.
• In addition to other injuries, Russell Crowe suffered a concussion and broke several teeth.
• Rosemary DeWitt, who plays the role of Sarah Wilson’s neighbor, is actually the granddaughter of the real Jimmy Braddock.
• The film’s weak box office receipts led to a unique promotion. Several cinemas promised to refund ticket money to anyone who didn't enjoy "Cinderella Man".
• Many top actors auditioned for the role of Jimmy Braddock. Among them were Clive Owen, Matt Damon, Billy Bob Thornton, and Mark Wahlberg.
• Russell Crowe lost 22 kg (48.5 lbs) for his role in the film.
• To heighten the dramatic effect, Jimmy Braddock's last and most dangerous (in the film) opponent, the famous boxer Max Baer, was portrayed as a sharply negative character, which absolutely does not correspond to historical truth. In real life, Max Baer was a kind and charming man, as noted by everyone who knew him (a rare occurrence in the world of professional boxing, where personal competition is extremely high). Two of his opponents did indeed die after meeting Baer in the ring, but Baer not only never took pride in this (as shown in the film), but perceived these accidents as a personal tragedy. Max Baer's descendants attempted to sue the filmmakers for distorting the image of the famous boxer. Baer’s popularity was not much less than Braddock’s. The public appreciated him for his sense of humor, which he occasionally displayed even in the ring, exchanging jokes with the audience (and he joked about himself, not his opponents). In addition, Baer, who had Jewish roots, was an idol of the Jewish community of New York, that is, a significant part of the professional boxing audience of those years.