The Harder They Fall

1956
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1h 49m

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Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, and Jan Sterling in The Harder They Fall (1956)

Un ancien journaliste sportif sur le déclin, Eddie Willis est embauché par un promoteur de boxe véreux Nick Benko pour faire la promotion de sa dernière découverte, un phénomène inconnu, mai... Tout lireUn ancien journaliste sportif sur le déclin, Eddie Willis est embauché par un promoteur de boxe véreux Nick Benko pour faire la promotion de sa dernière découverte, un phénomène inconnu, mais facilement exploitable venu d'Argentine.Un ancien journaliste sportif sur le déclin, Eddie Willis est embauché par un promoteur de boxe véreux Nick Benko pour faire la promotion de sa dernière découverte, un phénomène inconnu, mais facilement exploitable venu d'Argentine.

Director
- Mark Robson
Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Budd Schulberg
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7,5/10

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Director
- Mark Robson
Writers
- Philip Yordan
- Budd Schulberg
Stars

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 2 nominations au total

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Anecdotes
Joe Greb has a small and uncredited role as a brain-damaged boxer who gives an interview about the damaging effects of the sport. In reality, Greb had a 12 year career as a boxer and fought in 119 bouts during that period. Greb suffered irreparable brain damage from his time as a boxer and was a vocal proponent of fighter safety. In essence, he plays himself in this film.

Gaffes
In the opening, when Eddie hires a cab, initially it's a '55 Plymouth; in the next scene, as they're driving off, it's a '54 Ford.

Citations
[Willis tells Toro to throw his fight with Buddy Brannen to avoid getting hurt]
Toro Moreno: I don't know, I don't know. What would people think of me?
Eddie Willis: What do you care what a bunch of bloodthirsty, screaming people think of you? Did you ever get a look at their faces? They pay a few lousy bucks hoping to see a man get killed. To hell with them! Think of yourself. Get your money and get out of this rotten business.

Connexions
Featured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)

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8/10

Bogie's last

Respected sports writer Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart) is jobless when his newspaper folds. Fight promoter Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) wants to hire him as the press agent for his new heavyweight fighter Toro Moreno. The problem is that Toro is a big dumb giant stiff. Benko schemes to rig Toro's fights with nobodies building up his resume and get him a fight with the heavyweight champion Buddy Brannen.

Bogart is terrific as the morally conflicted Eddie. It's impressive considering he was unwell and this is his last film. He still carries the movie. Steiger is incredible as the bombastic croaked promoter. It's also a fine morality tale. The fight game has always been corrupted and this takes it to the extreme.