Phantom Punch
Before Tyson, there was Liston.
2008 | 105m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Robert Townsend |
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| Writer: | Ryan Combs, Rob Steen |
| Staring: |
| From his discovery by a priest while serving time at the Missouri State Penitentiary to the infamous 'Phantom Punch' by Cassius Clay which effectively ended his career, the movie spans the years from 1950 to Liston's mysterious and untimely death in 1971. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 2008 |
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| Director: | Robert Townsend |
| Writer: | Ryan Combs, Rob Steen |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | rape, boxer, biography, sports, heavyweight champion |
| Production Companies | Access Motion Pictures, Byron A. Martin Productions, MP Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ving Rhames | Sonny Liston |
| Stacey Dash | Geraldine Liston |
| Nicholas Turturro | Ceasar Novak |
| Bridgette Wilson-Sampras | Farah |
| David Proval | Savino |
| Rick Roberts | Father Alios |
| Alan van Sprang | Nico Orso |
| Egidio Tari | Bobby Zazo |
| Andrew Hinkson | Muhammad Ali |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Townsend | Director |
| Michael Doherty | Editor |
| Ryan Combs | Writer |
| Rob Steen | Writer |
| John Dyer | Director of Photography |
| Stephanie Gorin | Casting |
| Juli-Ann Kay | Casting |
| Bob Sher | Production Design |
| Svjetlana Jaklenec | Set Decoration |
| Joanna Syrokomla | Costume Design |
| Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Patrick Duchesne | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ving Rhames | Producer |
| Marek Posival | Producer |
| Hassain Zaidi | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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