Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Wise |
| Producer(s) | Charles Schnee |
| Top Genres | Biographical, Drama, Sports |
| Top Topics | Boxing |
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Somebody Up There Likes Me Overview:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) was a Sports - Biographical Film directed by Robert Wise and produced by Charles Schnee.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm F. Brown; Set Decoration: Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleaso | Won |
| Best Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Albert Akst | Nominated |
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1001 Classic Movies: Somebody Up There Likes Me
By Amanda Garrett on Mar 9, 2018 From Old Hollywood FilmsThe screenshot above shows Paul Newman as boxer Rocky Graziano in the biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956). This week's 1001 classic movie you should see is the biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) about the early life and boxing career of famed middleweight champion Rocky Graziano (Paul ... Read full article
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
By Judy on Sep 5, 2009 From Movie ClassicsWhen you look at the list of Robert Wise?s movies, it seems amazing that he isn?t better-known ? which is why it is so good that Joshua over at Octopus Cinema has organised a blog-a-thon about his work, to which this is a contribution. Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Paul Newman and Pier Angel... Read full article
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Quotes from
Irving Cohen: I never should have left the lingerie business. I was the happiest man in women's underwear.
Rocky Graziano: It's not my fault that she's pregnant!
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Facts about
There had been some opposition to the casting of Paul Newman, since at 31 he was already six years older than James Dean would have been, and his first movie The Silver Chalice had been a critical and commercial disaster.
First movie for Angela Cartwright.
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