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| Paul Newman | ... | Rocky | |
| Pier Angeli | ... | Norma | |
| Everett Sloane | ... | Irving Cohen | |
| Eileen Heckart | ... | Ma Barbella | |
| Sal Mineo | ... | Romolo | |
| Harold J. Stone | ... | Nick Barbella | |
| Joseph Buloff | ... | Benny | |
| Sammy White | ... | Whitey Bimstein | |
| Arch Johnson | ... | Heldon | |
| Robert P. Lieb | ... | District Attorney Hogan (as Robert Lieb) | |
| Theodore Newton | ... | Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Caswell Adams | ... | Sam (uncredited) | |
| Stanley Adams | ... | Romolo's Attorney (uncredited) | |
| Fred Aldrich | ... | Ringside Photographer - Zale Fight (uncredited) | |
| Harry Arnie | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Bob Bardette | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Walter Beaver | ... | Sidekick (uncredited) | |
| Michael Bookasta | ... | Boy at Parade (uncredited) | |
| William Boyett | ... | Military Policeman Escort at Fight (uncredited) | |
| Bart Braverman | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Ben Cameron | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Frank Campanella | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Walter Cartier | ... | Polack (uncredited) | |
| Angela Cartwright | ... | Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited) | |
| George Cisar | ... | Fence (uncredited) | |
| Russ Clark | ... | Zale Fight Referee (uncredited) | |
| Tom Coleman | ... | Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited) | |
| Russ Conway | ... | Capt. Grifton (uncredited) | |
| Clancy Cooper | ... | Capt. Lancheck (uncredited) | |
| Vincent Correccio | ... | Tough Kid (uncredited) | |
| Joe Costa | ... | Racketeer (uncredited) | |
| Matt Crowley | ... | Lou Stillman (uncredited) | |
| Michael Dante | ... | Shorty the Greek (uncredited) | |
| Ray Danton | ... | Off-screen Reporter (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Robert Duvall | ... | MP (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Robert Easton | ... | Cpl. Quinbury (uncredited) | |
| John Eldredge | ... | Reformatory Warden George Niles (uncredited) | |
| Jinx Falkenburg | ... | On-Screen Trailer Narrator (uncredited) | |
| Robert Gardett | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Garland | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| Jan Gillum | ... | Yolanda at Age 12 (uncredited) | |
| Sam Gilman | ... | Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited) | |
| Pete Gonzales | ... | Fighter (uncredited) | |
| Charles Green | ... | Curtis Hughtower - Fighter (uncredited) | |
| Donna Jo Gribble | ... | Yolanda Barbella (uncredited) | |
| Kit Guard | ... | Fight Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Don Haggerty | ... | Leavenworth Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Bern Hoffman | ... | Fat Man at Hijacking Attempt (uncredited) | |
| Dynamite Jackson | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| Walter Johnson | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| Dean Jones | ... | Private in Rocky's Tent at Army Base (uncredited) | |
| Rodney Jones | ... | Fighter (uncredited) | |
| Byron Kane | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Jackie Kelk | ... | George (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Fight Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jack Kenney | ... | Reformatory Guard (uncredited) | |
| Jess Kirkpatrick | ... | Chicago Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Joe La Barba | ... | Referee in Brooklyn Arena (uncredited) | |
| Pat Lawless | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| David Leonard | ... | Mr. Mueller (uncredited) | |
| Len Lesser | ... | Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited) | |
| Robert Loggia | ... | Frankie Peppo (uncredited) | |
| Jack Lomas | ... | Reformatory Guard (uncredited) | |
| Cy Malis | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| Joseph Marr | ... | Customer (uncredited) | |
| Gregg Martell | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| Joe McGuinn | ... | Guard (uncredited) | |
| Steve McQueen | ... | Fidel (uncredited) | |
| Tyler McVey | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Tony Michaels | ... | Assistant Commissioner (uncredited) | |
| Frank Mills | ... | Counterman at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Philip Morini | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Robin Morse | ... | Reporter at Boxing Commission Hearing (uncredited) | |
| Ben Moselle | ... | Referee in Army Arena (uncredited) | |
| Jimmy Murphy | ... | Young Fighter at Gym (uncredited) | |
| Frank Nechero | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Neff | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Billy Nelson | ... | Commissioner (uncredited) | |
| James O'Rear | ... | Judge (uncredited) | |
| Jack Orrison | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Charles Perry | ... | Man in Bar (uncredited) | |
| Judson Pratt | ... | Johnny Hyland (uncredited) | |
| Terry Rangno | ... | Rocky at Age 8 (uncredited) | |
| Sid Raymond | ... | Subway Guard (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Reed | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Dick Rich | ... | Geezer - Work Detail Guard (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Riordan | ... | One of Rocky's Friends (uncredited) | |
| Michael Ross | ... | Subway Guard (uncredited) | |
| John Rosser | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Benny Rubin | ... | Fight Promoter (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Ryder | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Willard Sage | ... | Captain Earl Woodhope (uncredited) | |
| Andy Savilla | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Sam Scar | ... | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Jack Shea | ... | Leavenworth Prison Guard (uncredited) | |
| Don Shelton | ... | Captain at Court Martial (uncredited) | |
| Court Shepard | ... | Tony Zale (uncredited) | |
| Al Silvani | ... | Rocky's Second (uncredited) | |
| Buster Slaven | ... | Sidekick (uncredited) | |
| Ray Stricklyn | ... | Bryson (uncredited) | |
| Sam Taub | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Taylor | ... | Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| James Todd | ... | Colonel at Court Martial (uncredited) | |
| Renata Vanni | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) | |
| Ron Veto | ... | Bar patron (uncredited) | |
| Ray Walker | ... | Zale Ring Announcer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Weber | ... | Chicago Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Tommy White | ... | Boy (uncredited) | |
| Billy Wilson | ... | Commissioner (uncredited) | |
| Harry Wismer | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Robert Wise | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ernest Lehman | (screenplay) | |
| Rocky Graziano | autobiography and | |
| Rowland Barber | with | |
Produced by | |||
| James E. Newcom | .... | associate producer | |
| Charles Schnee | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Bronislau Kaper | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Joseph Ruttenberg | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Albert Akst | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Malcolm Brown | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| F. Keogh Gleason | (as Keogh Gleason) | ||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| William Tuttle | .... | makeup creator | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert Saunders | .... | assistant director | |
| Hank Moonjean | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Wesley C. Miller | .... | recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller) | |
| Van Allen James | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Charles Wallace | .... | sound (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Warren Newcombe | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Lucky Kargo | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alan Stetson | .... | key grip | |
Music Department | |||
| Robert Franklyn | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| John Indrisano | .... | technical advisor (as Johnny Indrisano) | |
| Helena Sorrell | .... | acting coach: Pier Angeli (uncredited) | |
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How many chances do we get to watch Paul Newman overact? His over-the-top performance as an Italian-American boxing champ from New York City is lots of fun to watch. He turn Graziano into a poor man's Terry Malloy. Nice, albeit brief, performance by Sal Mineo as well, as Rocky's running buddy. Worth a look!