Movie
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
8.0/10
1993
1h 33m
en
Documentary
Overview
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
Director
Barbara Kopple
Movie Information
Release Date
February 12, 1993
Runtime
1h 33m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
4
Production
The Sokolow Company
