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Rocky

1976 · Directed by John G. Avildsen · United States

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Bicycle Thieves 1948 · Vittorio De Sica Atlas note The Criterion Channel

Atlas note · Italy → United States

I grew up on Italian neorealism. 'The Bicycle Thief' was always one of my favorites. That gritty, raw realism, that’s what I wanted to bring to 'Rocky.'

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United States · 1976

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Creed 2015 · Ryan Coogler @broeydeschanel (YouTube) Paramount+

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