The Harder They Fall (1956)

Directed by

Mark Robson

Genre

drama film, boxing film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 155 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A disgraced sports writer takes a job promoting a naive boxer who is set up to take falls for the mob. He faces the corruption of the boxing world and his own conscience as the fighter gets used and hurt.

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What happens

The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American sports drama film noir directed by Mark Robson, produced and written by Philip Yordan. It stars Humphrey Bogart in his final film role, along with Rod Steiger and Jan Sterling, and features professional boxers Max Baer and Jersey Joe Walcott in supporting roles. The film is based on the 1947 novel by Budd Schulberg, which in turn was inspired by the Primo Carnera boxing scandal. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The Harder They Fall was released by Columbia Pictures on March 31, 1956. At the 29th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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