Directed by Rod Lurie

Screenplay by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett

Screen story by Michael Bortman and Allison Burnett

Los Angeles Times Magazine article by J.R. Moehringer

Cast (in credits order)
Samuel L. Jackson ... Champ
Josh Hartnett ... Erik
Kathryn Morris ... Joyce
Dakota Goyo ... Teddy
Alan Alda ... Metz
Rachel Nichols ... Polly
Teri Hatcher ... Andrea Flak
Kristen Shaw ... Perlmutter
Nick Sandow ... Marciano
David Paymer ... Whitley
Harry J. Lennix ... Satterfield Jr.
Peter Coyote ... Epstein
Ryan McDonald ... KennyChris Ippolito ... Jaws
Jameson Trenholm ... Runt
Stephen Strachan ... Tillman
Eugene Clark ... Washburn
Lori Ravensborg ... Reporter #1
J. Winston Carroll ... Rosen (as J.W. Carroll)
Larry Austin ... Crony
Chris Kelly ... Police Officer #1
Sean Anthony Olsen ... Police Officer #2 (as Sean Olsen)
Terrance Morris ... Hood
Hannah Stewart ... Jenny
Mitchell Frost ... Jeremy
Kaya Coleman ... Little Girl
Claire Davis ... Teacher
Keenan Cheltenahm ... Teenage Boy
Jesse Lipscombe ... McCracken
Troy Amos-Ross ... Young Champ
Dave Trimble ... Store Manager
John Elway ... Himself
Hugh Delaney ... Announcer
Stafford Lawrence ... Wealthy Man
Suzanne Pringle ... Woman with Kenny
Ron Carothers ... Champ's Cornerman
Stacey Zurburg ... Newsroom Editor
Rod Lurie ... Toby Eagleburger
Roxanne Wong ... Female in Newsroom
George Green ... Elway's Manager
Dennis Belair ... 50's Referee
Tom Carey ... Office Helper
Alfred Rampersand ... Minister (as Pastor Alfred Rampersand)
Jake Plummer ... Himself
Jake LaMotta ... Himself
Glenn Hunter ... Young Marciano
Michael Gleaves ... Quarterman
Dale Dye ... The Wow Man

Produced by
Tom Cox .... co-producer
Brad Fischer .... producer
Marc Frydman .... producer
Mike Medavoy .... producer
Arnold Messer .... producer
Murray Ord .... co-producer
Jordy Randall .... co-producer
James Spies .... line producer
Bob Yari .... producer

Original Music by Larry Groupé

Cinematography by Adam Kane

Film Editing by Sarah Boyd

Casting by
Candice Elzinga
Rhonda Fisekci
Kathleen Black

Production Design by Ken Rempel

Art Direction by Bill Ives

Set Decoration by Paul Healy

Costume Design by Wendy Partridge

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone .... makeup artist: Samuel L. Jackson
Allan A. Apone .... special makeup designer
Gail Kennedy .... makeup department head
Robert L. Stevenson .... hair stylist: Sam

Production Management
Buddy Enright .... executive in charge of production
Jill Greenblatt .... post-production manager
John Portnoy .... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Travis McConnell .... trainee assistant director
Brad Moerke .... second assistant director
Katherine Ringer .... third assistant director
Pierre Tremblay .... first assistant director

Art Department
Robin Bartlett-Asnicar .... assistant property master: Colorado
Tim C Campbell .... paint coordinator
Jason Coxworthy .... on-set dresser
Darcy Healy .... lead dresser
Dylan Kiszlowski .... property master: Colorado
Justin Onofriechuk .... assistant property master
Melodi Petrigo .... product placement coordinator
Mark Rodriguez .... lead man: Los Angeles
Trevor Smith .... assistant art director
Kelly Wills .... props trainee
Ken Wills .... property master
Sherrie Wills .... props buyer

Sound Department
Mark Allen .... sound editor
David Ball .... adr recordist
Mark DeSimone .... adr mixer: New York
Bill Devine .... adr recordist
Jeremy Grody .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Grody .... sound supervisor
Isaac Harrison .... assistant foley artist
Markus Innocenti .... sound editor
Trevor Jolly .... supervising sound editor
Mike Markiw .... boom operator
Jay Meagher .... sound mixer
Peter Melnychuk .... boom operator
Rick Partlow .... foley artist
Ron Ruzicka .... foley mixer
Dave Schaaf .... boom operator: Colorado
Nick South .... music editor
Greg Townley .... scoring mixer
Scott Van Dutton .... sound recordist
Scott Weber .... sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Kelly Coe .... fabricator
Amanda Paller .... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Michael Roderick .... digital artist

Stunts
Cameron Bryson .... stunt double
Eric Bryson .... boxing choreographer
Eric Bryson .... stunt coordinator
Kiante Elam .... stunt double
Sylvesta Stuart .... stunt double
Cody Thomson .... stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Bang .... second assistant camera
Brigette Bennett .... second assistant camera
Kirk Chiswell .... assistant camera
Jarrett Craig .... camera operator: "b" camera
Rob Doak .... video assist operator
Alan Gitlin .... camera operator: additional photography
Alan Gitlin .... first assistant camera
Schane Godon .... first assistant camera
Martin Keough .... gaffer
Carisa Koh .... assistant camera: camera tests
Chris Large .... still photographer
Tim Milligan .... dolly grip
Tony Olivieri .... first assistant camera
Alison Rigby .... best boy grip
Gordon Schmidt .... rigging gaffer
Clint Silzer .... second dolly grip
Aaron Stewart .... lamp operator
Andrew Thom .... generator operator
Paul Trantow .... still photographer
Landin Walsh .... lamp operator
Michael Wieben .... best boy grip: Colorado

Casting Department
Chris Bustard .... extras casting: Los Angeles
Sandy Holt .... adr voice casting
Louise Mackiewicz .... extras casting
John McAlary .... casting assistant
Janet Powers .... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Askia Won-Ling Jacob .... costumer: Mr. Jackson
Nancy Jones .... costumer
Silvana Sacco .... key costume breakdown artist

Editorial Department
Rick Adams .... production assistant: post-production
Jennifer Godin .... post-production coordinator
Marilyn McMahon Adams .... assistant editor (as Marilyn Adams)
Jason Ninness .... post-production coordinator: Phoenix Pictures
Mara Safransky .... assistant editor
Royce Smith .... color timer

Other crew
Elizabeth A. Bell .... vice president of business and legal affairs
Kateland Brown .... production assistant
Greg Cervantes .... production assistant
Hudson Cooley .... production coordinator
Shannon Corrie .... production assistant
Kevin J. Edelman .... music supervisor
Kelli Gillam .... post-production accountant
Andrew Gowan .... music coordinator
Jack W. Haddox .... production auditor
Danny Ho .... playback graphics producer
Ashley Kravitz .... rights clearances
Linda L. Miller .... production executive
Rhett Miller .... production assistant
Malee Nerenhausen .... production executive
Jason Ninness .... production coordinator: Phoenix Pictures
Karen Obertowich .... playback trainee
Chooch Paglaro .... playback coordinator
Melodi Petrigo .... product placement coordinator
Melodi Petrigo .... property graphics
Jarin Rossiter .... associate: business & legal affairs
Vicki L. Sawyer .... production executive
Sean K. Smith .... trainee production coordinator
Darryl Solly .... location manager
Jay St. Louis .... assistant location manager
Todd Williams .... production executive
Christine Yanish .... on-set extras coordinator
Rich Bokides .... film runner (uncredited)

Thanks
Russell Martin .... thanks