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The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American black-and-white drama film directed by Mark Robson. The screenplay and production were handled by Philip Yordan, based on a work by Budd Schulberg. The film features Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, and Nehemiah Persoff in the cast. Hugo Friedhofer composed the music, and Burnett Guffey served as the director of photography.
The narrative is set in New York City and focuses on the subject of boxing. The movie has a runtime of 109 minutes and was originally released in English. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures, with later distribution by Netflix via video on demand. The film received a box office revenue of 1,350,000.
Critical reception includes a review score of 7.6 out of 10 and 100 percent, alongside an IMDb rating of 7.5 and a TMDb vote average of 7.168. The film is categorized under the genres of drama, film-noir, and sport. Keywords associated with the plot include boxer, pride, tall man, fixed fight, and corrupt system.
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7.2Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Eddie Willis
- Rod Steiger as Nick Benko
- Jan Sterling as Beth Willis
- Mike Lane as Toro Moreno
- Max Baer as Buddy Brannen
- Jersey Joe Walcott as George
Themes
- boxer
- pride
- tall man
- fixed fight
- corrupt system
- press agent
- broken jaw
- boxing
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Screenwriter
- Philip Yordan
- Cast member
- Edward Andrews
- Composer
- Hugo Friedhofer
- Producer
- Philip Yordan
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Burnett Guffey
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 862450
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-03-31
- title
- Storstadsdjungel
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Budd Schulberg
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Harder They Fall
- review score
- 100%
- box office
- 1350000
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