The Big Man (1990)

(5.1) based on 17 votes
An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.
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Aug 31, 1990
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01h 56m
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An unemployed Scottish miner is forced into bare-knuckle boxing to make ends meet.

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