The Harder They Fall (1956) | |
| Director(s) | Mark Robson |
| Producer(s) | Philip Yordan |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Sports, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Boxing |
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The Harder They Fall Overview:
The Harder They Fall (1956) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Mark Robson and produced by Philip Yordan.
Academy Awards 1956 --- Ceremony Number 29 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Cinematography | Burnett Guffey | Nominated |
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The Harder They Fall (1956)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 22, 2024 From 4 Star FilmsAs the saying goes, the bigger they are, the harder they fall and Toro is a big man. He’s a sculptable Argentinian bumpkin who will quickly be fashioned into a killer in the boxing ring.?Rod Steiger plays Nick Benko, a shifty promoter looking to groom his latest talent and set him up for succe... Read full article
Film Noir Review: The Harder They Fall (1956)
By Danilo Castro on Sep 23, 2021 From Classic Movie Hub Blog“Some guys can sell out; some guys can’t.” Humphrey Bogart is the icon of film noir. Despite working tirelessly in genres like drama, romance, and comedy, the man affectionately known as ?Bogie? is best remembered for the dozen or so noir films he made between 1940 and his death... Read full article
The Harder They Fall – 1956
By Bogart Fan on Jun 1, 2014 From The Bogie Film BlogMy Review —A Wonderful Clash of Acting Styles— Your Bogie Film Fix: Director: Mark Robson The Lowdown An out of work sportswriter (Bogart) grows desperate enough for a paycheck that he takes a job from an underhanded boxing promoter (Rod Steiger) at the expense of his own integr... Read full article
Humphrey Bogart, Primo Carnera, and The Harder They Fall
By shadowsandsatin on Feb 4, 2014 From Shadows and SatinBogart with co-stars Jan Sterling and Mike Lane The final film of Humphrey Bogart?s career was The Harder They Fall (1956). In this saga of the seedy side of the boxing world, Bogart is Eddie Willis, an unemployed sportswriter who is hired as a press agent by an unscrupulous promoter, Nick Benko (th... Read full article
Review: The Harder They Fall (1956)
By Brandy Dean on Feb 26, 2013 From Pretty Clever FilmsThe Harder They Fall?(1956) was directed by?Mark Robson, featuring?Humphrey Bogart?in his last film before his death in 1957. The film was?based on the?1947?novel by?Budd Schulberg and remains a stinging indictment of pre-commissioned boxing in the United States. What do you think of The Harder They... Read full article
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Quotes from The Harder They Fall
Eddie Willis: Money's not evil in and of itself. The purpose for which it's used is the determining factor.
Eddie Willis: Powderpuff punch and a glass jaw... that's a great combination!
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Facts about The Harder They Fall
Primo Carnera unsuccessfully sued the film's makers, claiming it damaged his reputation for implying that he was involved in fixed fights. Carnera's career is one of the biggest mysteries in boxing, as many of the sport's historians believe that, without Carnera's knowledge, his managers paid most of his opponents to throw their fights.
Toro Moreno's manager, Luis Agrandi, is said to be from Argentina, but his accent in speaking Spanish to his fighter is obviously Mexican, not Argentine.
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