Movie: Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Top 9 Billed Cast

Sven Ruygrok
Sven Ruygrok

Eric Ducharme

D. David Morin
D. David Morin

Ash Resnick

Sonny Liston
Sonny Liston

Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson
Mike Tyson

Self

Jerry Izenberg
Jerry Izenberg

Self

Floyd Patterson
Floyd Patterson

Self (archive footage)

Gene Kilroy
Gene Kilroy

Self

Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali

Self (archive footage)

Chuck Wepner
Chuck Wepner

Self (archive footage)

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    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.

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    2019-11-15

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    7.5

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