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The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American boxing film noir directed by Mark Robson, produced and written by Philip Yordan, based on Budd Schulberg's 1947 novel. It was Humphrey Bogart's final film role. It received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Black and White, for Burnett Guffey at the 29th Academy Awards.
The Harder They Fall: Directed by Mark Robson. With Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane. An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
- Mark Robson
- 1956-03-31
Dec 2, 2020 · The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American boxing FILM NOlR directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay by Philip Yordan, based on Budd Schulberg's 1947 novel. It marked Humphrey Bogart's final film role.
- 109 min
An unemployed reporter promotes a fighter for syndicate, and through devious means gets him a title bout. Reporter, feeling remorse, does an expose on fight racket. One of the most scathing ...
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. Broke and without work, newspaper reporter Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart) agrees to work for the corrupt boxing promoter Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) to help hype his new...
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- Humphrey Bogart
- Mark Robson
- Columbia Pictures Corporation
Dec 8, 2008 · A cynical press agent exposes inhuman conditions in the boxing game.
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina. After 17 years as a recognized and respected sports journalist in New York City, Eddie Willis finds himself out of a job when his newspaper folds.
