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Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Art Cohn (screenplay)
Joseph Moncure March (poem)

Contact:

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Release Date:

10 January 1950 (Portugal) more

Genre:

Film-Noir | Sport 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

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Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins more

NewsDesk:
(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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Additional Details

Runtime:

72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

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)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

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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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fighters (1991) (TV) more


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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A Marvelous Example of Film Noir, 10 May 1999
10/10
Author: Brian J. Smith from Gloucester, Ontario, Canada

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.

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