He turned down riches, stood up to Hollywood and insisted on playing the lead role. Fifty years after "Rocky" conquered the world, the true story of a fight that took place far away from the boxing ring is coming to the big screen. Before he became one of the biggest Hollywood stars, Sylvester Stallone was an unknown actor with no money, major roles [...]
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