The story of a middleweight boxer as he rises through ranks to earn his first shot at the middleweight crown. He falls in love with a gorgeous girl from the Bronx. The inability to express his feelings enters into the ring and eventually takes over his life. He eventually is sent into a downward spiral that costs him everything.
Approved by director Martin Scorsese, this new master was created in
4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner from the 35mm original camera negative. The original 2.0 surround soundtrack was remastered from the 35mm three-track magnetic track. The restoration work was completed as part of the Criterion Collection's 4K/Blu-ray™ 2022 release of the film. Transfer supervisor: Martin Scorsese, Thelma Schoonmaker. Colourist: Gregg Garvin/Roundabout Entertainment, Burbank, CA
"This is a masterpiece. It proves that a film can have violent undertones and overtones, but still illuminate and comment upon violence in a moving, poetic and profound way." - Boston Globe
"Maybe the sport itself was outclassed by this film’s despairing beauty." - Guardian
"Scorsese and De Niro at their best." - Austin Chronicle
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