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The Opponent (1988) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 94 mins · Italian
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- Directed by
- Sergio Martino
- Starring
- Ernest Borgnine, Giuliano Gemma, Daniel Greene, Ruben Rabasa, Mary Stavin, Edgar Allan Poe IV
Greene portrays an ambitious boxer blessed with a devastating right hand and a generous spirit. By day he tends a bar’s night shift while courting his girlfriend, whose father—played by Ernest Borgnine—condemns him as a good‑for‑nothing. When local promoter (Giuliano Gemma) spots his talent, he vows to turn Greene into a champion.
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