Archie Moore
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Biography: Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American catch wrestler and professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The Old Mongoose" in the latter half of his career, he was a highly strategic and defensive boxer. Moore was also a trainer for a short time after retirement, training Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Bob Foster, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Earnie Shavers and James Tillis.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Benoit, Mississippi, USA
Birthday: December 13, 1913
Deathday: December 09, 1998
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Gender: Male
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The Fortune Cookie
Overview: A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-19
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Overview: From chicken thief to cabin boy, riverboat pilot to circus performer, Huck Finn outsmarts everyone on his way down the muddy Mississippi.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-07-21
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The Hanged Man
Overview: A gunman whose best friend has been murdered enacts a plan to blackmail the corrupt labor union leader responsible but finds he isn't the only one after his money.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-18
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Breakheart Pass
Overview: At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who's being transported to face trial for murder.
Genres: Thriller Western Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-09
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And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore
Overview: 1967 documentary about the light heavyweight champion boxer Archie Moore
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-01-01
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The Outfit
Overview: A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-19
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My Sweet Charlie
Overview: A pregnant white Southern girl and a black New York lawyer, both on the run in rural Texas, meet up in a boarded-up, abandoned house and realize they both need each other in order to survive.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-20
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When We Were Kings
Overview: It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the world. Promoter Don King wants to make a name for himself and offers both fighters five million dollars apiece to fight one another, and when they accept, King has only to come up with the money. He finds a willing backer in Mobutu Sese Suko, the dictator of Zaire, and the "Rumble in the Jungle" is set, including a musical festival featuring some of America's top black performers, like James Brown and B.B. King.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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Penitentiary II
Overview: An ex-con, on parole and trying to straighten his life out, decides to resume his boxing career when one of his prison enemies escapes and kills his girlfriend.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-02
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The Carpetbaggers
Overview: When playboy Jonas inherits his father's industrial empire, he expands it by acquiring an aircraft factory and movie studio. His rise to power is ruthless. He marries and then quickly abandons sweet, bubbly Monica, turns his young, attractive stepmother Rina into a self-destructive actress and manages to disappoint even his closest friend, cowboy movie star Nevada. Is Jonas beyond redemption?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-08
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Cutter
Overview: Private eye searches for a missing football quarterback in Chicago.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-26
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Boxing's Greatest Champions
Overview: Boxing Writers of America select the best fighters of all time in each weight division, leading up to their selection of The Greatest Fighter Of All Time. Includes action footage of Sugar Ray Robinson, Rocky Marciano, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali and more!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-03-27
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