When Apollo Creed, the reigning heavyweight champion, is wounded, Rocky Balboa, a minor boxer from working-class Philadelphia, is arbitrarily chosen to challenge him. Rocky gingerly starts dating Adrian, the withdrawn sister of his meat-packer friend Paulie, while working out with feisty former bantamweight contender Mickey Goldmill.
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina
Director: John G. Avildsen
Genre: Drama, Sport
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