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Body and Soul

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.9K
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John Garfield, Hazel Brooks, and Lilli Palmer in Body and Soul (1947)
  • Drama
  • Film-Noir
  • Sport
A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Robert Rossen
  • Writer
    • Abraham Polonsky(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Garfield
    • Lilli Palmer
    • Hazel Brooks
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Rossen
  • Writer
    • Abraham Polonsky(original screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Garfield
    • Lilli Palmer
    • Hazel Brooks
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    John Garfield
    John Garfield
    • Charley Davis
    Lilli Palmer
    Lilli Palmer
    • Peg Born
    Hazel Brooks
    Hazel Brooks
    • Alice
    Anne Revere
    Anne Revere
    • Anna Davis
    William Conrad
    William Conrad
    • Quinn
    Joseph Pevney
    Joseph Pevney
    • Shorty Polaski
    Lloyd Gough
    Lloyd Gough
    • Roberts
    • (as Lloyd Goff)
    Canada Lee
    Canada Lee
    • Ben Chaplin
    Larry Anzalone
    • Fighter Being Knocked Out
    • (uncredited)
    Al Bain
    Al Bain
    • Club Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Benton
    • Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    James Burke
    James Burke
    • Arnold
    • (uncredited)
    George M. Carleton
    George M. Carleton
    • Prizefight Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    James Carlisle
    • Fight Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Wheaton Chambers
    • Ben's Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Currier
    Mary Currier
    • Miss Tedder
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Rossen
    • Writer
      • Abraham Polonsky(original screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      To get a more fluid camera movement in the boxing ring, cinematographer James Wong Howe filmed the fight while holding the camera and being pushed by an assistant as he wore roller skates.
    • Goofs
      The story takes place in the early to mid-1930s, but all of the women's hair styles and costumes are strictly 1947, as are the fashion design sketches in Peg's apartment.
    • Quotes

      Charlie Davis: Get yourself a new boy. I retire.

      Roberts: What makes you think you can get away with this?

      Charlie Davis: What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.

    • Connections
      Featured in Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Body and Soul
      Music by Johnny Green

      Lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton

    User reviews56

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Down but not out
    This boxing picture deals with the seedier side of the business; (is there any other?). It helps that it was written by Abraham Polonsky whose script is suitably cynical and hard-boiled. John Garfield is the pugnacious fighter easily swayed by the prospects of easy money and not adverse to taking a dive. It's a fine, hard-nosed performance. Garfield was always at his best in roles that required him to battle with his conscience.

    The whole movie is well cast. The under-rated Lilli Palmer is fine as the 'nice' girl who loves him as is Hazel Brooks as the 'bad' girl who seduces him while the villains are ably taken care of by Lloyd Gough and William Conrad. Best of all there is Anne Revere as Garfield's mother. (Did Revere play everybody's mother movies?). It's another of her no-nonsense roles. Revere was one tough cookie who kept her heart of gold well-hidden. The climatic fight scene is very well staged and Robert Parrish and Frances Lyon's editing won the Oscar while James Wong Howe's cinematography adds considerably to the realism.
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    • Jan 27, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jagd nach Millionen
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Enterprise Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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