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The Featherweight
Willie Pep has had 231 fights. What's one more?
5.9(9)20231h 39m
Set in 1964, a camera crew follows Willie Pep, retired featherweight boxing champion. Down and out in Hartford CT, married to a woman half his age and with a drug-addled son and mounting debts, Pep decides to make a return to the ring.
- Director
- Robert Kolodny
- Created by
- Abhay Deol,Steve James
- Writers
- Steve Loff
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Cast

James Madio
Guglielmo Papaleo (Willie Pep)

Ruby Wolf
Linda Papaleo

Keir Gilchrist
Billy Papaleo Jr.

Stephen Lang
Bill Gore

Ron Livingston
Bob Kaplan

Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
Sandy Saddler

Shari Albert
Fran Papaleo

Imma Aiello
Mama Papaleo

Frank John Hughes
Mike Marino

Michael Siberry
Bill Lee

Jeremy Luke
Rocky Marciano

Bruce Carrington
Goose
David Lavine
Karl Rierson

Louis Vanaria
Event Organizer

Patrick Murney
Don Dunphy

Gino Cafarelli
Harry Balogh

Delano Montgomery
Sam Hornsby

Jay Giannone
Gerard

Tony Bonsignore
Tony

David Gere
Television Director

Gordon Silva
Salvatore Papaleo
Kevin Daigneault
Doctor
Kent R. Williams
Curly
Crew
Directing
- Robert KolodnyDirector
Writing
- Steve LoffWriter
Production
- Sonia FoltarzProduction Designer
- Steve LoffProducer
- Abhay DeolExecutive Producer
- Bennett ElliottProducer
- Asger HussainProducer
- Steve JamesExecutive Producer
- Brian LiebmanProducer
- James MadioProducer
- Mike McGuirkCo-Producer
- Gerry PassCo-Executive Producer
- Kimberly GrahamCasting Director
- Mark ThompsonLocation Production Assistant
Editing
- Robert GreeneEditor
Sound
- Retail SpaceMusic
- Max CookeSound
Costume & Make-Up
- Naomi Wolff LachterCostume Designer
- Ray CintronMakeup Department Head
- Erica EnsmingerKey Makeup Artist
- Stephanie LynMakeup Artist
- Stephanie LynHairstylist
Crew
- Adam KolodnyCinematography
Lighting
- Jim VitaleElectrician