The Harder They Fall
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Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1956-05-08
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Mark Robson
Spoken language: Español, English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Harder They Fall
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Rod Steiger
Jan Sterling
Mike Lane
Max Baer
Jersey Joe Walcott
Edward Andrews
Harold J. Stone
Carlos Montalbán
Nehemiah Persoff
Felice Orlandi
Herbie Faye
Rusty Lane
Jack Albertson
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