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Mood:
- RoughSuspensefulTenseBiting
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Plot:
- Athlete's LifeWriter's LifeContests and CompetitionsCons and ScamsGamblingAmbitionCrimesDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- DramaSportFilm NoirCrime
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century50s
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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The Harder They Fall, 1956
Spanish, English
USA
Profile of The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall can be described as rough, biting, and tense. The plot revolves around gambling, the life of a writer, and the life of an athlete. The main genres are drama, sports, and crime. In terms of style, The Harder They Fall is a film noir. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1950s. The Harder They Fall is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of The Harder They Fall
Bud Schulberg's novel is brought to the screen with distinction by Humphrey Bogart in this, his last, role. Eddie Willis (Bogart) is an unemployed sportswriter hired to write about Argentinean boxer Toto Moreno by the boxer's corrupt manager Nick Benko (Rod Steiger). Willis is on the level in the beginning, but when he discovers Benko's obscene exploitation of his young Argentinean protege, the tables turn and Willis to decide to write a piece promoting exposes the racket. Bogart died soon after filming.
Details
| Language: | Spanish, English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | April 1956 |
| Runtime: | 109 min |
Cast and Crew
as Eddie Willis
as Nick Benko
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