Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)

11/15/2019 (GB) • Documentary • 1h 30m

Overview

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019)

11/15/2019 (GB) • 1h 30m

Documentary

Overview

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Top Billed Cast

Sven Ruygrok

Eric Ducharme

D. David Morin

Ash Resnick

Sonny Liston

Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson

Self

Jerry Izenberg

Self

Floyd Patterson

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kilroy

Self

Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Wepner

Self (archive footage)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

sports

boxer

biography

accidental death

boxing

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