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Flesh & Blood

Flesh & Blood

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Flesh & Blood

"Their lives are raw drama. Their passion is electricfying."

1979

3h 9m

5.9(7 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

A 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.

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Paramount Television

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Bobby Fallon

Mitchell Ryan

Mitchell Ryan

Jack Fallon

Kristin Griffith

Kristin Griffith

Michelle Gordon

Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

Kirk

Suzanne Pleshette

Suzanne Pleshette

Kate Fallon

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Gus Caputo

Anthony Charnota

Anthony Charnota

Freddie

Bert Remsen

Bert Remsen

Joe Jorgenson

Dolph Sweet

Dolph Sweet

Thompson

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

Woody Shaw

Creative team

Directed by: Jud Taylor
Written by: Eric Bercovici
Produced by: Herbert Hirschman

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