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The Main Event
A Glove Story
A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.
Where to watch
Howdy Amazon ChannelAvailability by JustWatch · All options on TMDB
Cast
Barbra StreisandHillary Kramer
Ryan O'NealEddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon
Paul SandDavid
Whitman MayoPercy
Patti D'ArbanvilleDonna
Chu Chu MalaveLuis
Richard LawsonHector Mantilla
James GregoryGough- Richard AltmanTour Guide
- Seth BanksNewsman
Lindsay BloomGirl In Bed
Earl BoenNose - Kline
Roger BowenOwner Sinthia Cosmetics
Badja DjolaHeavyweight In Gym
Details
- Director
- Howard Zieff
- Writers
- Andrew Smith, Gail Parent
- Release date
- June 22, 1979
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Box office
- $44.8M worldwide
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Barwood Films, Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists
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