
Brutal Glory
1989-09-01 · 111 min · ★ 3.4
The highly fictionalized making and breaking of Norman Selby, more recognizable as Kid McCoy, the real life American middleweight world boxing champion from the turn of the 20th century.
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- Koos Roets
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- South Africa
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- Released
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Robert VaughnMax Owens
Simon PolandBilly Doherty
James Ryan
Joe Stewardson
Brian O'Shaughnessy
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