The Featherweight

The Featherweight

The Featherweight

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The Featherweight

"Willie Pep has had 231 fights. What's one more?"

2023

1h 39m

5.1(8 votes)

Drama

Overview

Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.

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Production Companies

Appian Way

Golden Ratio Films

Connecticut Public Television

Videos & Trailers

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

James Madio

Guglielmo Papaleo (Willie Pep)

James Madio

Acting

Ruby Wolf

Linda Papaleo

Ruby Wolf

Acting

Keir Gilchrist

Billy Papaleo Jr.

Keir Gilchrist

Acting

Stephen Lang

Bill Gore

Stephen Lang

Acting

Ron Livingston

Bob Kaplan

Ron Livingston

Acting

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Sandy Saddler

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Acting

Shari Albert

Fran Papaleo

Shari Albert

Acting

Imma Aiello

Mama Papaleo

Imma Aiello

Acting

Frank John Hughes

Mike Marino

Frank John Hughes

Acting

Michael Siberry

Bill Lee

Michael Siberry

Acting

Jeremy Luke

Rocky Marciano

Jeremy Luke

Acting

Bruce Carrington

Goose

Bruce Carrington

Acting

David Lavine

Karl Rierson

David Lavine

Acting

Louis Vanaria

Event Organizer

Louis Vanaria

Acting

Patrick Murney

Don Dunphy

Patrick Murney

Acting

Gino Cafarelli

Harry Balogh

Gino Cafarelli

Acting

Delano Montgomery

Sam Hornsby

Delano Montgomery

Acting

Jay Giannone

Gerard

Jay Giannone

Acting

Tony Bonsignore

Tony

Tony Bonsignore

Production

David Gere

Television Director

David Gere

Acting

Gordon Silva

Salvatore Papaleo

Gordon Silva

Acting

Kevin Daigneault

Doctor

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Kent R. Williams

Curly

No Image

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