Flesh And Blood
Brief Synopsis
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Young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother. This was Berenger's first important television role and offered a surprising change of pace for Pleshette in her being cas
Cast & Crew
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Tom Berenger
Bobby Fallon
Mitch Ryan
Jack Fallon
Kristin Griffith
Michelle Gordon
Denzel Washington
Kirk
Suzanne Pleshette
Kate Fallon
John Cassavetes
Gus Caputo
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CBS Television Studios
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Young street-tough-turned-boxer struggles to reach the top while finding his romance with an attractive TV reporter is complicated by an incestuous relationship with his mother. This was Berenger's first important television role and offered a surprising change of pace for Pleshette in her being cast as his mother. John Cassavetes, as the dedicated fight manager, received an Emmy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Somehow overlooked was ace cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond's contribution.
Cast
Tom Berenger
Bobby Fallon
Mitch Ryan
Jack Fallon
Kristin Griffith
Michelle Gordon
Denzel Washington
Kirk
Suzanne Pleshette
Kate Fallon
John Cassavetes
Gus Caputo
Anthony Charnota
Freddie
Bert Remsen
Joe Jorgenson
Dolph Sweet
Thompson
Ji-tu Cumbuka
Moody Shaw
Bob Minor
Walker Lewis
Peter Hobbs
Sergeant Corrigan
Stack Pierce
Big Moony
Jack Rader
Charlie
Bill Elliott
Arthur Young
Sam Weisman
Lou Stevens
Alvaro Lopez
Munoz
Frank Mugnolo
Carmine
Mike Arcesi
Stockwood
Chuck Hicks
Kingsize
John Hudkins
Bartender
Walter Olkewicz
1st Fat Guy
Gene Lebell
2nd Fat Guy
James Brewer
1st Cop
Ted White
2nd Cop
Felix Shuman
Gloves Official
Patrick Billingsley
Older Official
Jerome Landfield
Man In Dressing Room
Eddy Donno
North Referee
Marques D Houston
Raymond North
Nathan Davis
North Announcer
Ernest Robinson
North Corner
James Andelin
Harding
John Roselius
Soldier Bartlett
Leo Ranieri
Bartlett Referee
Joe Rodgers
Reporter
Edward Grennen
Lewis Announcer
Stan Berg
Lewis Referee
Charles Warfield
Curly Anderson
Nathaniel Morgan
Anderson Referee
Al Derose
Anderson Corner
Luca Bercovici
Bellhop
Van Allen
Doctor
Bob Smith
Ringside Reporter
Tony Quintana
Ringside Reporter
Edwin Jahiel
Ringside Reporter
Clarence Davidson
Ringside Reporter
Paul Napier
Tv Producer
Pat Corley
Madison Square Garden Reporter
Michael Evans
Fight Reporter
Bill Henderson
Fight Reporter
Paul Tuerpe
Fight Reporter
Bob Smith
Crew
Gerald Abrams
Executive Producer
Eric Bercovici
Screenwriter
Alan Bernard
Sound Mixer
Richard A Briggs
Supervising Producer
Eddy Dono
Stunt Coordinator
Billy Goldenberg
Music
Pete Hamill
Source Material (From Novel)
Bill Hiney
Production Designer
Herbert Hirschman
Producer
Gerald Isenberg
Producer
Robert J Koster
Assistant Director
John Roselius
Consultant
Gerard J Wilson
Editor
William Zsigmond
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1979
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CBS Television Studios
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 14, 1979
Aired in United States October 16, 1979
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