The Harder They Fall
(1956)
Tagline
Starring
Humphrey Bogart Rod Steiger Jan Sterling Mike Lane Max Baer
Director
Genre
Running Time
109 minutes
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.
Released
9 May 1956
Budget
£0
Revenue
£0
Language
English Spanish German
Studio
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Country of Origin
United States of America
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 |
| Rusty Lane | ... | Danny McKeogh |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Pop |
Crew
| William Flannery | ... | Art Direction |
| Budd Schulberg | ... | Novel |
| Philip Yordan | ... | Screenplay |
| Philip Yordan | ... | Producer |
| Jerry Wald | ... | Executive Producer |
| Burnett Guffey | ... | Director of Photography |
| Jerome Thoms | ... | Editor |
| Hugo Friedhofer | ... | Original Music Composer |
| Mark Robson | ... | Director |