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Gladiator (1992)

1992 film directed by Rowdy Herrington

Released
1992
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Boxing film
Director
Rowdy Herrington
Screenplay
Robert Mark Kamen
Producer
Frank Price
Music
Brad Fiedel
Cinematography
Tak Fujimoto
Starring
Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy, Robert Loggia, Cara Buono, Jon Seda, Ossie Davis, John Heard
Running time
98 minutes
Distributor
Columbia Pictures, Netflix
Set in
Chicago

Gladiator is a 1992 American sports drama film directed by Rowdy Herrington, and starring Cuba Gooding Jr., James Marshall, Brian Dennehy and Robert Loggia. The film tells the story of Tommy Riley and Abraham "Lincoln" Haines, two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. Tommy is fighting to pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father John. Lincoln is fighting for the money to get out of the ghetto. While being exploited by boxing promoter Pappy Jack, the two teens become friends.

More films directed by Rowdy Herrington

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Facts from Wikidata Q1479218 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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