Harder They Fall, The

Harder They Fall, The

1956

Broke and without work, newspaper reporter Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart) agrees to work for the corrupt boxing promoter Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) to help hype his new boxer, Toro Moreno (Mike Lane). While Toro is beastly in appearance, he has no actual boxing talent, and all his fights are fixed. When Toro gets a shot at the title against the brutal Buddy Brannen (Max Baer), Willis is faced with the tough decision of whether or not to tell Toro that his entire career is a sham.

The Only Thing That's On The Square ...Is The Ring Itself...

JBscale
87
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Sport
Length
1 hr. 49 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 31, 1956
US Box Office
$1,350,000 (#5655 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
January 21, 2003
Acquired Date
March 22, 2024
Times Seen
0 Times
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Actors

Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling
Mike Lane
Mike Lane
Max Baer
Max Baer
Jersey Joe Walcott
Jersey Joe Walcott
Edward Andrews
Edward Andrews
Harold J. Stone
Harold J. Stone
Carlos Montalbán
Carlos Montalbán
Nehemiah Persoff
Nehemiah Persoff
Felice Orlandi
Felice Orlandi
Herbie Faye
Herbie Faye
Rusty Lane
Rusty Lane
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson

Directors

Mark Robson
Mark Robson

Producers

Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan

Writers

Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan

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Ratings

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RT Fresh
100%
Tomatometer
14 votes
RT Fresh Certified
81%
Popcornmeter
92 votes
METASCORE
78
11 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9,531 votes