Cinderella Man

An Irish-American boxer, forced to quit his boxing career due to a broken hand, becomes a longshoreman to support his family during the Great Depression but seizes an opportunity to return to the ring, becoming a boxing sensation and eventually defeating heavyweight champion Max Baer to become the heavyweight champion himself, with his later life and achievements highlighted in the epilogue. Cinderella Man is a 2005 American English-language Biography Drama motion picture starring Russell Crowe, Ren E Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Bruce Mcgill, Paddy Considine and Tom Anastasios. Cinderella Man was Produced by Ron Howard, Penny Marshall and Brian Grazer. The movie is directed by Ron Howard. Universal Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. Cinderella Man was released on 15th September 2005 and takes a screen time of 144 minutes. Cinderella Man was made on a budget of $88 million and it was a hit at box office gross of $108 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman. Cinematography was done by Salvatore Totino and editing by Daniel P. Hanley and Mike Hill. The music was composed by Thomas Newman.