Directed by:
Robert TownsendScreenplay:
Ryan CombsCinematography:
John DyerComposer:
Stephen James TaylorCast:
Ving Rhames, Stacey Dash, Nicholas Turturro, Bridgette Wilson, David Proval, Rick Roberts, Alan Van Sprang, Andrew Hinkson, Gord Rand, Neven Pajkic (more)Plots(1)
Ving Rhames stars as one of the greatest and most brutal heavyweight boxers of all time: Sonny Liston. Brought up on the wrong side of the tracks a young Liston found himself in jail and facing a life of crime until he was persuaded by the prison priest to take up boxing. A year later he was a free man and a professional heavyweight boxer with one of the most powerful and feared punches in the sport. Rising to fame and fortune with his viscous fighting style and a devastating left jab that lifted him up the world rankings, Liston battled through run-ins with the law and the mafia to eventually claim the most important title of them all, the World Heavyweight Champion. But his greatest challenge was left to come against Muhammad Ali and it would prove to become one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of the sport and left the legacy of the most famous knockout in history - The Phantom Punch. (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Cast
Ving Rhames
USA
Best movies:
The Wild Robot (2024)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Stacey Dash
USA
Best movies:
The College Dropout Video Anthology (2005) (video compilation)
Phantom Punch (2008)
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Nicholas Turturro
USA
Best movies:
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
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Bridgette Wilson
USA
Best movies:
Nixon (1995)
The Real Blonde (1997)
Phantom Punch (2008)
David Proval
USA
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Vinyl (2016) (series)
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Rick Roberts
Canada
Best movies:
The Company (2007) (series)
Still Mine (2012)
Phantom Punch (2008)
Alan Van Sprang
Canada
Best movies:
Guns (2008) (TV movie)
The Gospel of John (2003)
Narc (2002)
Andrew Hinkson
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Phantom Punch (2008)
Blackhat (2015)
Gord Rand
Best movies:
Phantom Punch (2008)
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Neven Pajkic
Bosnia-Herzegovina
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A History of Violence (2005)
Phantom Punch (2008)
Adrian Griffin
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Phantom Punch (2008)
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Mark Simmons
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Phantom Punch (2008)
James Binkley
Best movies:
The Boondock Saints (1999)
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Brian Paul
Best movies:
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Phillip Jarrett
Best movies:
The Hurricane (1999)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Exit Wounds (2001)
Brian Frank
Best movies:
The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) (TV movie)
The Real Blonde (1997)
Phantom Punch (2008)
Joseph Motiki
Canada
Best movies:
Phantom Punch (2008)
Blindness (2008)
Magi-Nation (2007) (series)
Bola Olubowale
Nigeria
Best movies:
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Phantom Punch (2008)
Pixels (2015)