Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 15, 2019

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.

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston

90 mins | Documentary | Nov. 15, 2019

Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Showtime Sports
Original title Sonny Liston - La vera storia
Directors Simon George
Writers Simon George

Cast

Sven Ruygrok

as Eric Ducharme

D. David Morin

as Ash Resnick

Sonny Liston

as Self (archive footage)

Mike Tyson

as Self

Jerry Izenberg

as Self

Floyd Patterson

as Self (archive footage)

Gene Kilroy

as Self

Muhammad Ali

as Self (archive footage)

Chuck Wepner

as Self (archive footage)