Legendary Nights: The Tale of Gatti-Ward
NR
8.6
2013
1 hr 17 min
Drama
, History
, Documentary
The brutal trilogy of light-welterweight fights between Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Mickey Ward is the focus of this documentary.
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- Cast：
- Mark Wahlberg , Arturo Gatti , Micky Ward , Larry Merchant , Michael Buffer , Jim Lampley
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Good movie but grossly overrated
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