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Body and Soul (1947) 7.7
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... See full summary » Director:Robert RossenWriter:Abraham Polonsky (original screenplay) |
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Charley Davis
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Peg Born
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Quinn
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Shorty Polaski
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Canada Lee | ... |
Ben Chaplin
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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, 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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The story of a guy that women go for!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
9 November 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
An Affair of the Heart See more »Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.37 : 1
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Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
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The poem quoted by Peg Born (Lilli Palmer) is "The Tiger" by William Blake, an English poet and artist. See more »Goofs
Charley Davis's fiancee, Peg, leaves him a note and misspells his name, "Charlie." See more »Quotes
Quinn: [to Alice] He could've had the whole world. So he leaned over sideways and grabbed you.See more »
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"Body and Soul"Music by Johnny Green
Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
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John Garfield delivers a worthy Oscar nominated performance in the story of "Body and Soul."
Poor and from a tough neighborhood, Garfield sees boxing as a way out of his current existence.
As usual, veteran pro, Anne Revere, was called upon to play Garfield's mom. This terrific Oscar winning actress (1944 for National Velvet, in a supporting role) played just about everyone's mom in Hollywood during the 1940s. "Mom" to Gregory Peck in "Gentleman's Agreement," Linda Darnell's mother in "Forever Amber,"Montgomery Clift's mom in "A Place in the Sun" and Jennifer Jones'mother in "The Song of Bernadette." To me, Miss Revere, who was a descendant from Paul Revere, delivers a memorable line in the movie. To paraphrase, she states: "I want you to be respected. I want you to be a teacher." Sure, in 1947, the teaching profession was looked up to-to use a pun, it was revered.
Unfortunately, this great line has been overshadowed by the line, "Everybody dies." Must we always be true to life?
A hard-nosed, gripping film dealing not only with human emotions, but the fighting ring as well along with its corruption. A film exhibiting one wallop of a punch.