CULTURETECHLENSRocky
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Combined Graph record U-03158 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-1289. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Rocky is a film released 3 December 1976 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John G. Avildsen (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John G. Avildsen Film'; Avildsen, Dir). The film was written by Sylvester Stallone (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed; produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler for United Artists.
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Rocky is a film released 3 December 1976 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John G. Avildsen (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John G. Avildsen Film'; Avildsen, Dir). The film was written by Sylvester Stallone (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed; produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler for United Artists.
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- Year: 1976
- Work type: film
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- https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetailsPrintView/53862 (verification source · master store)
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Rocky is a film released 3 December 1976 (AFI Catalog). The film was directed by John G. Avildsen (AFI Catalog credits: 'A John G. Avildsen Film'; Avildsen, Dir). The film was written by Sylvester Stallone (AFI Catalog credits). Principal cast as established by the AFI entry: Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa and Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed; produced by Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler for United Artists.
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