Rocky Not rated yet! Rocky His whole life was a million-to-one shot. 19761 h 59 min Click an icon to see more Overview When world heavyweight boxing champ Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers pick palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Metadata Original Title Rocky Director John G. Avildsen Runtime 1 h 59 min Release Date 21 November 1976 Original Music Composer Bill Conti Details Movie Media DVD Movie Status Available Movie Rating Not rated Images No images were imported for this movie. Actors Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Joe Spinell, Jimmy Gambina, Bill Baldwin, Al Silvani, George Memmoli, Jodi Letizia, Diana Lewis, George O'Hanlon, Larry Carroll, Tony Burton, Lloyd Kaufman