CinemaOSMovie · 2019 · 1h 30m

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

80%(3)IMDbDocumentary

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Directed bySimon George

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
November 15, 2019
Studios
Showtime SportsRAW

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring

Sven Ruygrok

Eric Ducharme

D. David Morin

D. David Morin

Ash Resnick

Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston

Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Self

Jerry Izenberg

Self

Floyd Patterson

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kilroy

Self

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Wepner

Chuck Wepner

Self (archive footage)

Creative team
Directed by
Simon George
Written by
Simon George

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