Streets of Gold

Streets of Gold

95 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1986

Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Jew. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers. As their coach, he trains them for glory.

Streets of Gold

95 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1986

Streets of Gold
Alek is an immigrant from the Soviet Union who was a talented boxer in his day, but he was not allowed on the Soviet national team because he was a Jew. Depressed and discouraged, he meets two young amateur boxers. As their coach, he trains them for glory.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Roundhouse
Original title Streets of Gold
Directors Joe Roth
Writers Dezsö Magyar, Tom Cole, Heywood Gould, Richard Price

Cast

Klaus Maria Brandauer

as Alek Neuman

Adrian Pasdar

as Timmy Boyle

Wesley Snipes

as Roland Jenkins

Ángela Molina

as Elena

Elya Baskin

as Klebanov

Rainbow Harvest

as Brenda

Daniel O'Shea

as Vinnie

John Mahoney

as Linnehan

Adam Nathan

as Grisha