The Featherweight

Robert Kolodny
2023-09-03

Willie Pep has had 21 fights. What's one more?
4.9
99 min

Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.

Cast

Name Character Team
James Madio Guglielmo Papaleo (Willie Pep) Unowned
Ruby Wolf Linda Papaleo Unowned
Keir Gilchrist Billy Papaleo Jr. Unowned
Stephen Lang Bill Gore Unowned
Ron Livingston Bob Kaplan Unowned
Lawrence Gilliard Jr. Sandy Saddler Unowned
Shari Albert Fran Papaleo Unowned
Imma Aiello Mama Papaleo Unowned
Frank John Hughes Mike Marino Unowned
Michael Siberry Bill Lee Unowned
Jeremy Luke Rocky Marciano Unowned
Bruce Carrington Goose Unowned
David Lavine Karl Rierson Unowned
Louis Vanaria Event Organizer Unowned
Patrick Murney Don Dunphy Unowned
Gino Cafarelli Harry Balogh Unowned
Delano Montgomery Sam Hornsby Unowned
Jay Giannone Gerard Unowned
Tony Bonsignore Tony Unowned
David Gere Television Director Unowned
Gordon Silva Salvatore Papaleo Unowned
Kevin Daigneault Doctor Unowned
Kent R. Williams Curly Unowned