Somebody Up There Likes Me

Jul 4, 1956

1h 53m

★ 7.2

A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!

Overview

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Rocky Graziano

Paul Newman

Norma Graziano

Pier Angeli

Irving Cohen

Everett Sloane

Ma Barbella

Eileen Heckart

Romolo

Sal Mineo

Nick Barbella

Harold J. Stone

Benny

Joseph Buloff

Heldon

Arch Johnson

Whitey Bimstein

Sammy White

D. A. Hogan

Robert P. Lieb

Edward Eagan

Theodore Newton

Fidel (uncredited)

Steve McQueen

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