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Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Release Year
1980
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Action
Drama
TV Movie
Directed By
Rob Lieberman
Fighting Back: The Story of Rocky Bleier

Based on Bleier's 1975 autobiography of the same name, it tells the story of how, after becoming a running back for the Steelers in 1968, he was then drafted by the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Robert Urich

Rocky Bleier

Bonnie Bedelia

Aleta

Art Carney

Art Rooney

Richard Herd

Chuck Knoll

Howard Cosell

Howard Cosell

Steve Tannen

Terry Hanratty

Bubba Smith

Jacobs

Simone Griffeth

Marcy

Sandy McPeak

Bob Bleier

Dennis Howard

Ken

Joe Spano

Captain Murphy

Peggy McCay

Ellen Bleier

Crew

Rob Lieberman

Director

Stevan Larner

Director of Photography

A. David Marshall

Editor

Donald A. Baer

Producer

Jerry McNeely

Teleplay

Rocky Bleier

Book

Terry O'Neill

Book

Fred Karlin

Music

Richard Berger

Art Direction

Bob Gullickson

Set Decoration

Jerry McNeely

Executive Producer

Maurice Welsh Gable

Co-Producer

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