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The Harder They Fall (1956)

Cast

  • humphrey bogart movies
    Humphrey Bogart
    as Eddie Willis
  • robert fuller movies
    Robert Fuller
    as Minor Role
  • rod steiger movies
    Rod Steiger
    as Nick Benko
  • paul frees movies
    Paul Frees
    as Priest
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Genres & Description

Drama Film-Noir Sport Thriller

7.6 / 10

After 17 years as a recognized and respected sports journalist in New York City, Eddie Willis finds himself out of a job when his newspaper folds. He's approached by a major fight promoter, Nick Benko, to act as a public relations man for his new heavyweight fighter Toro Moreno. Eddie knows the how the fight game works and after watching Toro in the ring, realizes Toro is nothing but a stiff who has no hope of succeeding. Benko offers him a sizable salary and an unlimited expense account and given his financial situation, he agrees. Benko's strategy to make money is one that has been used time again. Starting in California and moving east, they arrange a series of fights for Toro with stiffs and has-beens. All of the fights are rigged to build up his record and get him a fight with the heavyweight champion, Buddy Brannen, where they will make a sizable profit at the gate. Along the way, one boxer gets killed in the ring and Eddie begins to have serious doubts about what he is doing.

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Step Lumpkin
BOGART BOGART BOGART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - @Friday, June 15, 2018 8:22 PM

Lionel Witherspoon
Joe is JERSEY JOE WALCOTT - @Wednesday, April 4, 2018 12:25 AM

lanzacash
Walcott was pure class. - @Thursday, February 8, 2018 8:01 PM

Ela Lamblin
hmm - @Wednesday, August 24, 2016 7:40 PM

Robby Stechman
Humphrey bogart last movie what a great actor - @Sunday, May 22, 2016 1:16 AM

Kenneth Williams
A great B&W movie. Lane just recently died....6/1/15. He was 82. Never get tired of watching it. - @Monday, April 18, 2016 9:01 PM

Rick SayJr
Great movie with Mike  Lane this man is huge!!! 6 '8 "  275lbs - @Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:41 PM

padfolio
Mike Lane, one time professional wrestler, portrays Toro. Fine performance by him as well. - @Friday, February 20, 2015 7:17 AM

김상연
what the.. This is NOT Lizi Kay's song why this video keep appears? - @Friday, November 14, 2014 1:14 PM

lordcornwallis2
jersey joe a great boxer and man god bless. - @Tuesday, September 10, 2013 10:22 AM

JoseAn
I was the dummy or the enterviewee inm lfe DAHH - @Thursday, January 3, 2013 12:17 PM

MrJerbear217
Jersey joe was the man he threw maybe one of the greatest left hooks ever to knock out ezzard charles... great fighter - @Sunday, July 15, 2012 1:55 AM

joseph machol
great film,one of my favorites of bogart's.i am also a huge boxing fan and sadly that's how the sport was back then and sometimes today to.i thought that bogart gave a great and honest performance in this film,i always loved his style and confidence.he really is one of the all time greats. - @Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:27 PM

billthestinker
good scene to make it funny Bogie should then knock out the sad sap. - @Thursday, January 6, 2011 6:24 AM

mike nelson
"you don't punch hard enough to bust an egg" oh yeah! - @Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:58 PM

sergelapelle
@stargate121 Bollocks mate it's Jersey Joe Walcott - @Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:37 PM

stargate121
That old boxer was....George Foreman Sr.! - @Thursday, May 6, 2010 5:59 PM

Ricky2400
Great performance by Bogie! Sadly, this was his last film role! at the time of this film's release (1956), Bogart was gravely ill with cancer. He died on January 14, 1957 but his roles will live on forever!!!! - @Monday, April 5, 2010 12:44 AM

Ricky2400
Great performance by Bogie! Sadly, this was his last film role! at the time of this film's release (1956), Bogart was gravely ill with cancer. He died on January 14, 1957 but his roles will live on forever!!!! - @Monday, April 5, 2010 12:44 AM

KentA Mitchell
"George" is Jersey Joe Walcott, onetime heavyweight champ - @Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:18 AM

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