Tyson is a 1995 American biographical drama television film based on the life of American heavyweight boxer Iron Mike Tyson. Directed by Uli Edel and written by Robert Johnson, it stars Michael Jai White as Tyson alongside George C. Scott as Cus D'Amato and Paul Winfield as Don King. The film is an adaptation of the 1989 biography Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Iron Mike Tyson by José Torres, a former boxer and former chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission, and depicts events from Tyson's troubled childhood in Brooklyn through his conviction in 1992 for the rape of beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington.
Tyson (1995)
Directed by Uli Edel
Genres - Biography, Drama, Sports |
Sub-Genres - Biographical Film, Boxing Film |
Release Date - Apr 29, 1995 |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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1980s, African American, Boxer, Champion, Death Of Mother, Father Figure, Funeral, Heavyweight Boxer, Heavyweight Champion, New York, Rags To Riches, True Stories, World Champion
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Subject: boxing
Time Period: 1980s
Time Period: 1980s
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Acélököl - Tyson
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Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson, l'histoire de sa vie
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Šampion Tyson
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Tajson
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Tyson
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Tyson - legenden
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Tyson, o Mito
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Тайсон
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Тайсън
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