The Harder They Fall
movie
No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!
Released May 08, 1956
Genres:
Overview
Jobless 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
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Jersey Joe Walcott
as
George
Edward Andrews
as
Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone
as
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos Montalbán
as
Luís Agrandi
Nehemiah Persoff
as
Leo
Felice Orlandi
as
Vince Fawcett
Herbie Faye
as
Max
Crew
Mark Robson
as
Director
Budd Schulberg
as
Novel
Philip Yordan
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Screenplay
Philip Yordan
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Producer
Hugo Friedhofer
as
Original Music Composer
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Burnett Guffey
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Director of Photography
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Jerome Thoms
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Editor
Jerry Wald
as
Executive Producer
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William Flannery
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Art Direction
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William Kiernan
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Set Decoration
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Alfred E. Spencer
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Set Decoration
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Clay Campbell
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Makeup Artist