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Body and Soul ()

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A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
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  • Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Charley Davis
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Peg Born
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Alice
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Anna Davis
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Quinn
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Shorty Polaski
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Roberts (as Lloyd Goff)
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Ben Chaplin
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Anzalone ...
Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Steve Benton ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Arnold (uncredited)
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Prizefight Doctor (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Dancer at After-Fight Party (uncredited)
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Ben's Doctor (uncredited)
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Miss Tedder (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Prince (uncredited)
Artie Dorrell ...
Jack Marlowe (uncredited)
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Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Ceferino García ...
Boxer in Training Camp (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Cornerman (uncredited)
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Irma (uncredited)
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Observer at Scene (uncredited)
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Davis-Marlowe Fight Referee (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett ...
Sam - Pool Hall Proprietor (uncredited)
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Dan - Marlowe's Manager (uncredited)
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Timekeeper (uncredited)
Glen Lee ...
Marino (uncredited)
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Man at Weigh-in (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Fight Stadium Cop (uncredited)
Pat McKee ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Ringsider (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Weigh-in Official (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Charles Perry ...
Cornerman (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Ring Photographer (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Riggi ...
Boxer in Training Camp (uncredited)
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Victor - Butler (uncredited)
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Shimen (uncredited)
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Jack Shelton (uncredited)
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David Davis (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Sid Troy ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Charlie's Friend (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Peter Virgo ...
Drummer - Roberts' Bodyguard (uncredited)
John Wald ...
Ringside Announcer (uncredited)
Ulysses Williams ...
Boxer Getting Knocked Out (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Rossen

Written by

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Abraham Polonsky ... (original screenplay)

Produced by

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Bob Roberts ... producer

Music by

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Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by

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James Wong Howe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Robert Parrish

Editorial Department

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Francis D. Lyon ... supervising editor
Michael Luciano ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Nathan Juran

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Edward G. Boyle ... (as Edward J. Boyle)

Makeup Department

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Gustaf Norin ... makeup supervisor (as Gustaf M. Norin)

Production Management

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Joe C. Gilpin ... executive production manager (as Joseph C. Gilpin)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert Aldrich ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Frank Webster ... sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Durward Graybill ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marion Herwood Keyes ... wardrobe designer
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Emil Newman ... conductor
Rudolph Polk ... musical director
Gil Grau ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jerome Moross ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Don Weis ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Gunther von Fritsch ... montages director (as Gunther V. Fritsch)
Gianfranco Bellini ... italian voice dubbing: Joseph Pevney (uncredited)
Mario Besesti ... italian voice dubbing: Canada Lee (uncredited)
Lola Braccini ... italian voice dubbing: Anne Revere (uncredited)
Manlio Busoni ... italian voice dubbing: Artie Dorrell (uncredited)
Emilio Cigoli ... italian voice dubbing: Lloyd Gough (uncredited)
Mario Corte ... italian voice dubbing: Art Smith (uncredited)
Olinto Cristina ... italian voice dubbing: James Burke (uncredited)
Gualtiero De Angelis ... italian voice dubbing: John Garfield (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... boxing coach (uncredited)
Andreina Pagnani ... italian voice dubbing: Hazel Brooks (uncredited)
Bruno Persa ... italian voice dubbing: Dan Tobey (uncredited)
Carlo Romano ... italian voice dubbing: William Conrad (uncredited)
Stefano Sibaldi ... italian voice dubbing: Shimen Ruskin (uncredited)
Lydia Simoneschi ... italian voice dubbing: Lilli Palmer (uncredited)
Alberto Sordi ... italian voice dubbing: Glen Lee (uncredited)
Don Weis ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices. Written by Jim Beaver

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Also Known As
  • Sang et or (France)
  • Cos i ànima (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Cuerpo y alma (Spain)
  • Carne y espíritu (Peru)
  • Tijelo i duša (Croatia)
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  • 104 min
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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 wearing roller skates. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Jimmy Hollywood (1994). See more »
Soundtracks Body and Soul See more »
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.
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