Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple for NBC.
| Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson | |
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| Directed by | Barbara Kopple |
| Starring | Mike Tyson |
| Distributed by | NBC |
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| Country | United States |
Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.[1]
References
- "Mike Tyson Biography Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Familiy (sic), UFC Records". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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