During the Great Depression, an everyday common-man hero, James J. Braddock was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. With the Depression going strong in the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-boxer was seemingly as broken-down and out-of-luck as the rest of the America. Driven by love and determination, he returned to the ring. He did not have much of a shot, but James was fueled by something beyond mere competition. He kept winning and suddenly, the ordinary working man became an icon who carried the hopes and dreams of the disenfranchised on his shoulders. Eventually, he rose through the ranks and went on to fight the heavyweight champ, the unstoppable Max Baer.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense boxing violence and some language.

SDH ; optional dialogue in French with optional subtitles in French or Spanish.

Special features: Feature commentary with director Ron Howard; feature commentary with writer Akiva Goldsman; feature commentary with writer Cliff Hollingsworth; deleted scenes with commentary by director Ron Howard; "The fight card": casting 'Cinderella man'; "The man, the movie, the legend": a filmmaking journey; "For the record": a history in boxing; ringside seats; "Jim Braddock: the friends & family behind the legend"; Kodak 'Cinderella man' gallery; DVD-ROM features.

Director of photography, Salvatore Totino ; art directors, Peter Grundy, Dan Yarhi ; editors, Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hall ; music, Thomas Newman ; costume designer, Daniel Orlandi ; production designer, Wynn Thomas ; visual effects supervisor, Mark O. Forker.

Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill, David Huband.

DVD, region 1 encoding ; NTSC; double sided.