The Harder They Fall
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.
Year: 1956
Genre: Drama
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Director: Mark Robson
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Jersey Joe Walcott
Crew: Jerome Thoms (Editor), William Flannery (Art Direction), Philip Yordan (Screenplay), Jerry Wald (Executive Producer), Burnett Guffey (Director of Photography), Hugo Friedhofer (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 109 minutes
Release: May 08, 1956
IMDb: 7.16/10 by 156 users
Popularity: 6
Country: United States of America
Language: Español, English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 1
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