Rocky

Resource Information

The work Rocky represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lewisville Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Rocky

Statement of responsibility

Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; United Artists ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; a John G. Avildsen film ; written by Sylvester Stallone ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; directed by John G. Avildsen

Creator

• Rocky (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• United Artists Corporation
• Avildsen, John G., 1935-2017
• Chartoff, Robert
• Conti, Bill
• David, Thayer, 1927-1978
• Gambina, Jimmy, 1943-
• Memmoli, George, 1938-1985
• Meredith, Burgess, 1907-1997
• Shire, Talia
• Spinell, Joe
• Stallone, Sylvester
• Weathers, Carl
• Winkler, Irwin
• Young, Burt

Subject

• Balboa, Rocky, (Fictitious character), 1946- -- Drama
• Boxers (Sports) -- Pennsylvania | Philadelphia -- Drama
• Boxing -- Drama
• Man-woman relationships -- Drama

Genre

• Drama

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Rocky Balboa, a club fighter seemingly going nowhere, gets his once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner when fate puts him in the ring with the world heavyweight champion

Awards note

Academy Award for Best Picture, 1976.

Cataloging source

EJ4

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Bill Conti ; director of photography, James Crabe ; editor, Richard Halsey

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• Rated PG.
• CHV raging: 14A

Language note

Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.R6359 2014

PerformerNote

Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, George Memmoli, Burgess Meredith

Runtime

120

Technique

live action