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Release: May 08, 1956
Runtime: 109 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (146 votes)
Status: Released
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The Harder They Fall
1956
109 min
⭐ 7.1/10
146 votes
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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Drama
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- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- Spanish es
- English en
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
Jersey Joe Walcott
George
Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
Nehemiah Persoff
Leo
Felice Orlandi
Vince Fawcett
Herbie Faye
Max
Crew
Jerry Wald
Executive Producer
Mark Robson
Director
Philip Yordan
Producer
Philip Yordan
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