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The Square Ring

  • 19531953
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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The Square Ring (1953)
  • Drama
  • Sport
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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
277
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Ralph W. Peterson(play)
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
    • Peter Myers(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jack Warner
    • Robert Beatty
    • Bill Owen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Basil Dearden
  • Writers
    • Ralph W. Peterson(play)
    • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
    • Peter Myers(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Jack Warner
    • Robert Beatty
    • Bill Owen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 4User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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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 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)
    Kay Kendall in The Square Ring (1953)

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    Jack Warner
    Jack Warner
    • Danny Feltonas Danny Felton
    Robert Beatty
    Robert Beatty
    • Kid Curtisas Kid Curtis
    Bill Owen
    Bill Owen
    • Happy Burnsas Happy Burns
    Maxwell Reed
    Maxwell Reed
    • Rick Martellas Rick Martell
    George Rose
    George Rose
    • Whitey Johnsonas Whitey Johnson
    Bill Travers
    Bill Travers
    • Rowdie Rawlingsas Rowdie Rawlings
    Alfie Bass
    Alfie Bass
    • Frank Forbesas Frank Forbes
    Ronald Lewis
    Ronald Lewis
    • Eddie Lloydas Eddie Lloyd
    Sidney James
    Sidney James
    • Adamsas Adams
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Frankieas Frankie
    Kay Kendall
    Kay Kendall
    • Eveas Eve
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    Bernadette O'Farrell
    • Peg Curtisas Peg Curtis
    Eddie Byrne
    Eddie Byrne
    • Lou Lewisas Lou Lewis
    Vic Wise
    • Joeas Joe
    Michael Golden
    • Warrenas Warren
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Buntyas Bunty
    Vernon Kelso
    • Reynoldsas Reynolds
    Sydney Tafler
    Sydney Tafler
    • 1st Wiseacreas 1st Wiseacre
    • Director
      • Basil Dearden
    • Writers
      • Ralph W. Peterson(play)
      • Robert Westerby(screenplay)
      • Peter Myers(additional dialogue)
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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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    The Square Ring review
    A British boxing drama with a surface chirpiness that seeks to conceal its increasingly jaded undertone. Jack Warner dispenses nuggets of down-to-earth wisdom to a number of boxers (including Bill 'Compo' Owen, Bill Travers and Robert Beatty), all of whom are at some kind of turning point in their lives. As always with this kind of movie, some strands are stronger than others, but a rewarding enough watch overall.
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    • JoeytheBrit
    • May 10, 2020

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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
    • 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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