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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

APPROVED 113 min  -  Biography | Drama | Sport  -   12 December 1956 (Japan)
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Rocky Graziano is building a career in crime, when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Wise

Writers:

Ernest Lehman (screenplay), Rocky Graziano (autobiography), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Paul Newman, Pier Angeli and Everett Sloane
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Paul Newman ...
Rocky
Pier Angeli Pier Angeli ...
Norma
Everett Sloane Everett Sloane ...
Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart ...
Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo ...
Romolo
Harold J. Stone ...
Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff Joseph Buloff ...
Benny
Sammy White Sammy White ...
Whitey Bimstein
Arch Johnson ...
Heldon
Robert P. Lieb Robert P. Lieb ...
District Attorney Hogan (as Robert Lieb)
Theodore Newton Theodore Newton ...
Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan
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Storyline

Rocky Graziano is building a career in crime, when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined, always getting into trouble. When he gets out after many years he has decided to start a new life. However, he is immediately drafted to the army. But they can't keep him and he goes AWOL. Rocky discovers boxing as a way of earning quick money, and is discovered as a new talent. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Army | Boxing | Autobiographical | Deserter | New York City  | See more »

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Gatans kung See more »

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(copyright time)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System) (Perspecta Sound)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1
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Trivia

Eileen Heckart played Paul Newman's mother despite only being six years older than him. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Rocky orders the black-and-white soda, a spoon suddenly appears as he's handing back the glass for more seltzer. See more »

Quotes

Rocky Graziano: It's not my fault that she's pregnant!
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Connections

Referenced in "Get Smart: Someone Down Here Hates Me (#2.17)" (1967) See more »

Soundtracks

"Assembly"
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Traditional
Played by a bugler See more »