Bollywood
Anthony Ippolito Plays Sylvester Stallone in I Play Rocky
The film opens in limited release today, expanding nationwide on November 20.
6 Nov 20262 min
Amazon Prime Video
Rocky
- Release date
- 3 December 1976
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 on TMDB
EnglishDrama
Rocky released on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, 3 December 1976.
Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. But when a stroke of fate puts him in the ring with a world heavyweight champion, Rocky knows that it's his one shot at the big time — a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go the distance and come out a winner!
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Cast
Sylvester StalloneRobert 'Rocky' Balboa
Talia ShireAdrianna 'Adrian' Pennino
Burt YoungPaulie Pennino
Carl WeathersApollo Creed
Burgess MeredithMickey Goldmill
Thayer DavidGeorge 'Miles' Jergens
Joe SpinellTony Gazzo
Jimmy GambinaMike
Cast and portraits from TMDB.
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