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The Main Event

"A Glove Story"

1979

1h 52m

5.3(68 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A bankrupt entrepreneur attempts to recoup some of her losses by getting a washed-out boxer she picked up as a tax loss back into the ring — an idea her protégé isn't fond of.

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Warner Bros. Pictures

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The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Hillary Kramer

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Eddie "Kid Natural" Scanlon

Paul Sand

Paul Sand

David

Whitman Mayo

Whitman Mayo

Percy

Patti D'Arbanville

Patti D'Arbanville

Donna

Chu Chu Malave

Chu Chu Malave

Luis

Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Hector Mantilla

James Gregory

James Gregory

Gough

Richard Altman

Tour Guide

Seth Banks

Newsman

Creative team

Directed by: Howard Zieff
Written by: Andrew Smith
Gail Parent
Produced by: Jon Peters
Barbra Streisand

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