2008    80minDocumental, Biography
7.84.2
In 1968 a young aboriginal boxer with a charming smile punched his way to history when he stopped Fighting Harada in Japan over fifteen rounds. His name was Lionel Rose and he became the undisputed world bantamweight champion. Two hundred and fifty thousand people hit the streets of Melbourne to welcome him back and he went on to become a symbolic figure in the interracial politics of the times. Combining a remarkable selection of archival and present day observational footage and interviews, the film explores how Lionel became a mythic sporting figure and his struggle with the dimensions of that myth in his every day life.
Directed by Eddie Martin

Where to Watch Lionel

  • Lionel RoseHimself
  • Jack RennieHimself
  • Gary FoleyHimself
  • Anthony MundineHimself
  • Eddie MartinDirector / Escritor
  • David TileyEscritor
  • Lizzette AtkinsProductor
  • Germain McMickingDirector Of Photography
  • Ken SallowsEditor
  • Richard KellyArchival Footage Coordinator
  • Cezary SkubiszewskiCompositor de música original
  • Nick BatterhamDiseñador de sonido
  • Bernard GalballyMusic Supervisor
  • Jemma BurnsMusic Supervisor
  • Keith ThomasSound Mixer
  • Hadyn BuntonScoring Mixer
  • Lenny de VriesGerente de producción
  • Vanessa Robinson-ConlonResearcher
  • Chris SchwarzePost Production Coordinator

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