The Harder They Fall

May 8, 1956

1h 49m

★ 7.1

No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Eddie Willis

Humphrey Bogart

Nick Benko

Rod Steiger

Beth Willis

Jan Sterling

Toro Moreno

Mike Lane

Buddy Brannen

Max Baer

George

Jersey Joe Walcott

Jim Weyerhause

Edward Andrews

Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster

Harold J. Stone

Luís Agrandi

Carlos Montalbán

Leo

Nehemiah Persoff

Vince Fawcett

Felice Orlandi

Max

Herbie Faye

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