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The Square Ring

  • 1953
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
296
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Joan Collins, Robert Beatty, Kay Kendall, Bill Owen, Maxwell Reed, and Jack Warner in The Square Ring (1953)
DramaSport

Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

  • Director
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Ralph W. Peterson
    • Robert Westerby
    • Peter Myers
  • Stars
    • Jack Warner
    • Robert Beatty
    • Bill Owen
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    296
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Basil Dearden
    • Writers
      • Ralph W. Peterson
      • Robert Westerby
      • Peter Myers
    • Stars
      • Jack Warner
      • Robert Beatty
      • Bill Owen
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Joan Collins and Maxwell Reed in The Square Ring (1953)
    Joan Collins and Maxwell Reed in The Square Ring (1953)
    Bernadette O'Farrell in The Square Ring (1953)
    Ronald Lewis in The Square Ring (1953)
    George Rose and Vic Wise in The Square Ring (1953)
    Joan Sims in The Square Ring (1953)
    Maxwell Reed in The Square Ring (1953)
    Robert Beatty in The Square Ring (1953)
    The Square Ring (1953)
    Bernadette O'Farrell in The Square Ring (1953)
    Bill Owen in The Square Ring (1953)
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    Jack Warner
    Jack Warner
    • Danny Felton
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Kid Curtis
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • Happy Burns
    Maxwell Reed
    Maxwell Reed
    • Rick Martell
    George Rose
    George Rose
    • Whitey Johnson
    Bill Travers
    Bill Travers
    • Rowdie Rawlings
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Frank Forbes
    Ronald Lewis
    Ronald Lewis
    • Eddie Lloyd
    Sidney James
    Sidney James
    • Adams
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Frankie
    Kay Kendall
    Kay Kendall
    • Eve
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Peg Curtis
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Lou Lewis
    Vic Wise
    • Joe
    Michael Golden
    • Warren
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Bunty
    Vernon Kelso
    • Reynolds
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • 1st Wiseacre
    • Director
      • Basil Dearden
    • Writers
      • Ralph W. Peterson
      • Robert Westerby
      • Peter Myers
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    • Trivia
      Joan Collins has a cameo role as her real-life husband Maxwell Reed's girlfriend in the film. He accused her of trying to upstage him. She wrote in her autobiography that she was inexperienced in film acting at the time and that she had no idea how to do a lot of things, let alone upstage anyone. She was uneasy during their scenes together for fear of displeasing him.
    • Quotes

      Happy Burns: Don't mind him, son. He's taken more dives than Esther Williams.

    • Connections
      Remade as The Square Ring (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Entry of the Gladiators
      (uncredited)

      Music by Julius Fucík

    User reviews4

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    8/10
    An Underrated British Gem
    A British film from the 50's about professional boxing. We get to meet those fighters who participate in a one-night event that involves a programme of many fights.

    This film is like a snapshot of a long lost era of British filmmaking. We have great characters, a sly sense of humour at play and grit in the way the sport is portrayed as completely corrupt and in turn corrupting.

    The film also shows how truly brutal the sport is. The ending is totally gut-wrenching and completely unexpected.

    We also get British film royalty in the guise of legends such as Joan Collins, Joan Sims and Sid James as part of the cast.

    Highly recommended.
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    • Dec 16, 2018

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    • Release date
      • January 28, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jim, der letzte Sieger
    • Filming locations
      • Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK(studio: made at Ealing Studios, London, England.)
    • Production companies
      • J. Arthur Rank Organisation
      • Ealing Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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