Synopsis:

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winner for Best Picture, it's the film that inspired a nation! Audiences and critics alike cheered this American success story of an "everyman" triumphing over all odds. Featuring a dynamic musical score, a thrilling fight sequence and four Oscar - nominated performances, this rousing crowd-pleaser will send spirits soaring. Fighting for love, glory and self-respect, Rocky scores an exultant knockout! Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) 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!

Release Date: Nov 21, 1976
MPAA Rating: PG

Cast and Crew:

Starring: Burgess Meredith  Sylvester Stallone  Talia Shire  Burt Young  Carl Weathers 

Director:   John G. Avildsen 

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DVD Features:

• Audio Commentary by Sylvester Stallone
• Audio Commentary by Boxing Legends Trainer Lou Duva & Commentator Bert Sugar
• 3 Rounds With Legendary Trainer Lou Duva
• Interview With A Legend: Bert Sugar
• Featurette: The Opponents
• In the Ring: The Making-of Documentary
• Steady-Cam: Then and Now
• Make-Up! The Art and Form With Michael Westmore
• Stacatto: A Composer's Notebook with Bill Conti
• The Ring of Truth
• Deleted Scenes