The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

Release date : May 8, 1956
Runtime : 1h 49m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : Spanish / English /
Director : Mark Robson /
Production companies : Columbia Pictures /
Revenue : $1,350,000.00
May 8, 1956 1h 49m United States of America Drama Spanish More
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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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Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
Felice Orlandi
Vince Fawcett
Rusty Lane
Danny McKeogh
Paul Frees
Priest (uncredited)
William Henry
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Ringsider (uncredited)

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  • title:The Harder They Fall
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1956
  • Runtime:1h 49m
  • Genres: Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: Spanish · English ·
  • Director: Mark Robson /
  • Writers: Budd Schulberg · Philip Yordan ·
  • Production companies: Columbia Pictures ·
  • Revenue:$1,350,000.00
  • 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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