Rosemarie DeWitt, who plays Sarah Wilson a wife of one of the characters in the movie, is the real life granddaughter of Jim Braddock, the subject of the movie. And according to Ron Howard she was able to provide copies of letters her grandfather wrote her grandmother.
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When Braddock is fighting Art Lasky, his face gets punched so hard that his mouth piece goes flying out of his mouth and hits the ground. There are drops of spit from the mouth piece on the ground that surround the mouth piece. However, about 10 seconds later when Braddock picks up the mouth piece, the drops of spit on the ground are gone. There is no way the spit would have dried that fast, no matter how hot the floor would have been with the lights on it. See more...
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Directed by Ron Howard, starring Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Paul Giamatti, Renée Zellweger, Russell Crowe (add more)
Rosemarie DeWitt, who plays Sarah Wilson a wife of one of the characters in the movie, is the real life granddaughter of Jim Braddock, the subject of the movie. And according to Ron Howard she was able to provide copies of letters her grandfather wrote her grandmother.
The man who at the end announces that Jimmy Braddock is the winner is actually the Director's (Ron Howard) Father.
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The man who plays the referee in the fight where Braddock fights Feldman is played by the director's (Ron Howard) brother.
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