Genre: Education/General Interest, Biography, Biography, Documentary, Homosexuality, Boxers, Interviews Director: Dan Klores Description: Although its subject is an infamous boxer, RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY tells the a tale that centers on such human emotions as rage, regret, and forgiveness. This documentary is constructed through interviews with Griffith himself and others who experienced the film's events, as well as file footage of Griffith's public appearances and fights. Griffith was a native of the Virgin Islands who moved to New York in the 1950s and became one of the dominant middleweight boxers during the early 1960s. The entire time, however, Griffith struggled to hide his homosexuality, a knee-jerk reaction that still made him close-mouthed about it years later. The most famous moments of Griffith's career came when his career and his personal life collided in a tragic way during his well-known series of fights against Benny "the Kid" Paret. The third and final time they fought, Griffith beat Paret so badly that the latter died 10 days later, and Griffith's rage was reportedly fueled by a homosexual slur Paret repeatedly insulted him with. RING OF FIRE concentrates on the Paret fight, how it affected Griffith, and what it reveals about society and the culture of sports during the period. Release Notes: DVD Features: Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen Additional Release Material: Outtakes Audio Commentary - 1. Dan Klores & Ron Berger Production Interviews - 1. Christine Griffith - Relationship Between Ali & Sadie (Griffith) 2. Christine Griffith - Sadie & Emile Griffith's Breakup 3. Jose Torres - (By The Numbers) 4. Luis Rodgigo - (Underwear) 5. Sadie Griffith (Separation From Emile 6. Franklin Griffith (Family Home) 7. Franklin Griffith (Emile's Mugging) 8. Franklin Griffith (Blasts Luis) 9. How Albert (Family House) 10. Budd Schulberg (Benny Paret's Widow) 11. Howie Albert (Luis Rodriguez) 12. Howie Albert (Hurricane Carter Fight Fixed) ItemID: 1149547 StockID: 7205 UPC: 013131376494 Catalog Number: ANB 13764 Rating: Not Rated Release Company: Anchor Bay Entertainment Format: DVD In Print Date: 9/20/2005 Original Release Year: 2005 Country of Origin: USA Language: English Closed Caption: No Runtime: 1Hr 29min