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The Harder They Fall(1956)
Status: Released
Date: 1956-05-08
71%
146 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!
Overview:
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.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $1,350,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Harder They Fall
Top 10 Billed Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
Nehemiah Persoff
Leo
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