Video: 'Rocky' trailer

(Saturday, November 20, 1976) — Rocky, an American sports drama film about a dimwitted boxer who fights to prove he can go the distance against a glamorous champ, premiered today at Paramount Theater in New York City.

Directed by John G. Avildsen, the film starred Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith.