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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Art Cohn (screenplay)
Joseph Moncure March (poem)
Release Date:
10 January 1950 (Portugal) more
Tagline:
I Want a Man... Not a Human Punching Bag! more
Plot:
Against all odds, a worn down fading boxer, painstakingly clashes against his driven opponent, firmly refusing to accept the hearsay of a washed up career. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins more
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(2 articles)
Jean-Jacques Beineix: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 14 July 2009, 4:20 PM, PDT)
Director Robert Wise Dies at 91
(From IMDb News. 15 September 2005)
User Comments:
A Marvelous Example of Film Noir more (47 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Robert Ryan | ... | Stoker |
 | Audrey Totter | ... | Julie |
| George Tobias | ... | Tiny |
| Alan Baxter | ... | Little Boy |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Gus |
| Percy Helton | ... | Red |
| Hal Baylor | ... | Tiger Nelson (as Hal Fieberling) |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Shanley |
| Kenny O'Morrison | ... | Moore |
| James Edwards | ... | Luther Hawkins |
 | David Clarke | ... | Gunboat Johnson |
| Phillip Pine | ... | Souza |
| Edwin Max | ... | Danny |
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Runtime:
72 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:18A | USA:Approved (certificate #13478) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987)
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Robert Wise said he was willing to cast a black actor as the lead character (as it was originally written), but since there were no African-American leading actors in Hollywood at the time, he was obligated to switch the character to a white man. more
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Continuity: When Julie Thompson takes her walk from the gymnasium, she watches Pacific Electric interurban cars as they enter a subway tunnel. Car No. 707 is shown passing twice in a row. more
Quotes:
Red:
I tell you, Tiny, you gotta let him in on it.
Tiny:
How many times I gotta say it? There's no percentage in smartenin' up a chump.
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This film is a marvelous example of the film noir genre. Directed by Robert Wise, who learned his craft under Val Lewton, the film's settings and lighting, convey the feeling of a 40's boxing scenario - the sweaty neighborhood arena, the seedy hotel, the dark dimly lit streets.
Robert Ryan is simply superb as the washed-up fighter who refuses to compromise his principles and take a dive. Audrey Totter as his long suffering wife and George Tobias as Ryan's handler are excellent too.