Genre:
History [nf]
Release Date: 09/20/2005
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 87 min
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay
Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story documents one of the most shocking and brutal events in the history of boxing. During a bout against Benny Paret in 1962,
Griffith beat the man so badly that Paret died from the injuries sustained in the ring. This tragic incident becomes more complex when one learns that before the fight Paret made a derogatory comment about
Griffith's possible homosexual orientation. The bout was televised nationally. The film includes footage from the fight as well as interviews with
Griffith himself, journalists, historians, and others. This film played at the
Sundance Film Festival.
~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide