The Harder They Fall
No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Timing:
1:49 (109 min)
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Country
Production
Genre
Drama
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1 350 000
Director
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Scenario
Producer
Philip Yordan, Jerry Wald
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Audition
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Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Budd Schulberg's novel "The Harder They Fall" (1947).
- In this film, noir star Humphrey Bogart played his final film role. He died eight months after the film's premiere.
- The film featured several well-known former professional boxers, including Jersey Joe Walcott, who was the world heavyweight boxing champion in 1951-52, Max Baer, Pat Comiskey, and Joe Greb.
- In May 1991, in an interview, Schulberg stated that the prototype for Eddie Willis was journalist, press agent, screenwriter, and boxing promoter Harold Conrad.
- The film is based on the novel "The Harder They Fall" by Budd Schulberg (1947).
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