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Body and Soul (1947)

APPROVED  104 min  -  Drama | Film-Noir | Sport   -  9 November 1947 (USA)
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Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Rossen

Writer:

Abraham Polonsky

Stars:

John Garfield, Lilli Palmer and Hazel Brooks
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
John Garfield ...
Charley Davis
Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer ...
Peg Born
Hazel Brooks Hazel Brooks ...
Alice
Anne Revere Anne Revere ...
William Conrad ...
Quinn
Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney ...
Shorty Polaski
Lloyd Gough Lloyd Gough ...
Roberts (as Lloyd Goff)
Canada Lee Canada Lee ...
Ben Chaplin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shimen Ruskin Shimen Ruskin ...
Shimen (as Shimen Rushkin)
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Storyline

Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Boxing | Cult Favorite | Social Worker | Beautiful Woman | Boxing Film

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The story of a guy that women go for!

Genres:

Drama | Film-Noir | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

An Affair of the Heart See more »

Company Credits

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Enterprise Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The poem quoted by Peg Born (Lilli Palmer) is "The Tiger" by William Blake, an English poet and artist. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Charley Davis's fiancee, Peg, leaves him a note and misspells his name, "Charlie." See more »

Quotes

Charlie Davis: Get yourself a new boy. I retire.
Roberts: What makes you think you can get away with this?
Charlie Davis: What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.
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Connections

Referenced in "Jeopardy!: Episode #26.89" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Body and Soul"
Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton See more »