Streets of Gold (film)
- Klaus Maria Brandauer: Alek Neuman
- Adrian Pasdar: Timmy Boyle
- Wesley Snipes: Roland Jenkins
- Ángela Molina: Elena
- Elya Baskin: Klebanov
- Rainbow Harvest: Brenda
- Daniel O'Shea: Vinnie
- John Mahoney: Linnehan
Streets of Gold is an American boxer film directed by Joe Roth from the year 1986.
Action
Alek Neuman was a boxing champion in Russia. But because he is a Jew, he was not allowed to go with the Russian team for the Olympic Games. Now the aged Alek has emigrated to the USA, where he comes in the house of the Russian Elena. It gives him a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant.
When he gets after work through the streets Ramparts in an old boxing arena, where many battles take place. Particularly eye he notices the young talent box Roland Jenkins with which he falls together. At issue is show Aleks impressive boxing skills that stand the young Timmy Boyle. He persuaded Alec to train him. Roland thinks little of it, but it comes to reconciliation and Alek now trained both.
Freed from its crisis by his new position, he also began a relationship with Elena. In the newspaper he reads chance that the Russian team comes to the countries fighting in the United States and succeeds the manager of the American team Linnehan after two sample struggles to convince Timmy and Roland to take the team.
Roland, however, injured in a fight with a knife and may, therefore, only as a spectator to the fight. In the training rooms Alek also applies to his old coach and counterparties and announces revenge by Timmy on. The fight goes to the beginning bad for Timmy, he is inferior to the first two rounds clear. However, he manages to send his Russian opponent in the third round undfinalen on the boards with the response of Alek and Roland.
Criticism
" No-voltage boxing film according to common patterns with superfluous chauvinist elements. "
"Boxer movie with Klaus -Maria Brandauer ( " Mephisto " ), which acts as a coach in his typical choleric style. [ ... ] The film captivates by a clever drama and interesting characters. "
" [ ... ] It's a wonder that no one has previously thought about to occupy Brandauer as a boxer. His work is full of devilish tricks and devious, misleading expressions. "