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The Harder They Fall
1h 49min
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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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Original Title
The Harder They Fall
Runtime (Duration)
1h 49min
Directors
Critics & Audience Score
5.9
Total Votes
151
Release Year
1956
Country
United States of America
Box Office Revenue
$1.4M
Casting
Actors

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

Paul Frees
Priest (uncredited)

William Henry
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)

Frank McLure
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Ringsider (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Party Guest (uncredited)

Joanne Arnold
Pretty Girl (uncredited)

Val Avery
Frank (uncredited)
Al Baffert
Fighter (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)

Walter Baldwin
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
Emily Belser
New York Reporter (uncredited)
Julie Benedic
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
Phil Berger
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Eve Bernhardt
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Crew

Mark Robson
DIRECTOR

Hugo Friedhofer
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER

Philip Yordan
SCREENPLAY

Jerry Wald
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Philip Yordan
PRODUCER
Burnett Guffey
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Jerome Thoms
EDITOR
William Flannery
ART DIRECTION

Budd Schulberg
NOVEL
Clay Campbell
MAKEUP ARTIST
Alfred E. Spencer
SET DECORATION
Helen Hunt
HAIRSTYLIST
John P. Livadary
RECORDING SUPERVISION
William Kiernan
SET DECORATION
Lambert E. Day
SOUND
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