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Le steak (1992) [N/A]

Featuring:
Gaëtan Hart, Gary Jewell, Ron Lea

Written by:
Jack London

Directed by:
Pierre Falardeau, Manon Leriche


Release Date:
May 1, 1992

Original Title:
Le steak

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
ONF | NFB

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 75

Overview from TheMovieDB

The documentary is a portrait of former Canadian boxing champion Gaétan Hart, profiling both the ups and downs of his career in the 1970s and 1980s and his attempt to return to the sport in a 1990 fight. The film's title was inspired by "A Piece of Steak", Jack London's 1909 short story about a retired boxer struggling with poverty.

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Overview from Open Movies

National Film Board documentary that revolves around Gaetan Hart, a boxer attempting a comeback seven years after two of his fights put his opponents in a coma - one of which never recovered.The Steak is only interesting in bits, and having someone else speak Gaetan's comments (Gaetan speaks in French, and an English voice dubs over him) takes away from the film. Although there are decent stretches that held my interest, this documentary is probably more enjoyable if you're a boxing fan. It seems quite longer than its 76 minutes run time.5/10

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Rankings and Honors

Le steak (1992) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Awards Won: 1 nomination

Performers

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Production

Director:
Manon Leriche
Pierre Falardeau

Director of Photography:
Martin Leclerc

Editor:
Werner Nold

Music:
Robert Leriche

Producer:
Joanne Carrière

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