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A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Primary Title
  • The Wrestler
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 8 January 2017
Release Year
  • 2008
Start Time
  • 22 : 30
Finish Time
  • 00 : 30
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Choice TV
Broadcaster
  • Top TV Limited
Programme Description
  • A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Wrestlers--United States--Drama
  • Wrestling matches--United States--Drama
  • Stripteasers--United States--Drama
  • Fathers and daughters--Drama
  • Feature films
Genres
  • Drama
  • Sports
Contributors
  • Darren Aronofsky (Director)
  • Robert D. Siegel (Writer)
  • Mickey Rourke (Actor)
  • Marisa Tomei (Actor)
  • Evan Rachel Wood (Actor)
  • Fox Searchlight Pictures (Production Unit)
  • Wild Bunch (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Wrestlers--United States--Drama
  • Wrestling matches--United States--Drama
  • Stripteasers--United States--Drama
  • Fathers and daughters--Drama
  • Feature films