The Harder They Fall
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| The Harder They Fall | |
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 The Harder They Fall movie poster |
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| Directed by | Mark Robson |
| Produced by | Philip Yordan |
| Written by | Budd Schulberg (novel) Philip Yordan (screenplay) |
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart Rod Steiger Jan Sterling |
| Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April, 1956 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 109 min |
| Language | English |
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The Harder They Fall is a 1956 film noir, drama film starring Humphrey Bogart in his final movie role. The character Eddie Willis (Bogart) is based on the career of boxing writer and event promoter Harold Conrad. The film is directed by Mark Robson and based on the 1947 novel by Budd Schulberg. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan.
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[edit] Plot
Sportswriter Eddie Willis is broke after losing his newspaper column. He's hired by boxing promoter Nick Benko to act as publicist for Benko's new boxer, a giant and slow witted Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Eddie accepts the job because the money's good. Unknown to Toro, a number of fights are fixed to make the public believe that the boxer is for real. Eddie promotes the fights, but begins to feel guilty about his work. The story comes to a climax when Benko arranges for Toro to fight a vengeful heavyweight champ, a fight that can't be fixed.
[edit] Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Eddie Willis
- Rod Steiger as Nick Benko
- Jan Sterling as Beth Willis
- Mike Lane as Toro Moreno
- Edward Andrews as Jim Weyerhause
- Harold Stone as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Boxers appearing in the film:
- Jersey Joe Walcott
- Max Baer
- Pat Comiskey
[edit] Quotations
"The people, Eddie, the people! Don't tell me about the people, Eddie. The people sit in front of their little TVs with their bellies full of beer and fall asleep. What do the people know, Eddie? Don't tell me about the people, Eddie!" - Nick Benko (Steiger).
