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The Harder They Fall

No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!

  • Movie
  • 1956
  • NR
  • 1h 49m

Directed by Mark Robson

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 162 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Humphrey Bogart

    Humphrey BogartEddie Willis

  • Rod Steiger

    Rod SteigerNick Benko

  • Jan Sterling

    Jan SterlingBeth Willis

  • Mike Lane

    Mike LaneToro Moreno

  • Max Baer

    Max BaerBuddy Brannen

  • Jersey Joe Walcott

    Jersey Joe WalcottGeorge

  • Edward Andrews

    Edward AndrewsJim Weyerhause

  • Harold J. Stone

    Harold J. StoneArt Leavitt, TV sportscaster

  • Carlos Montalbán

    Carlos MontalbánLuís Agrandi

  • Nehemiah Persoff

    Nehemiah PersoffLeo

  • Felice Orlandi

    Felice OrlandiVince Fawcett

  • Herbie Faye

    Herbie FayeMax

  • Rusty Lane

    Rusty LaneDanny McKeogh

  • Jack Albertson

    Jack AlbertsonPop

  • Paul Frees

    Paul FreesPriest (uncredited)

  • William Henry

    William HenryFight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

  • Frank McLure

    Frank McLureReporter at Hospital (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    William H. O'BrienRingsider (uncredited)

Director
Mark Robson
Writer
Philip Yordan and Budd Schulberg
Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey