The Harder They Fall (1956)

05/09/1956 1h 49m

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

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Humphrey Bogart

as Eddie Willis

Born 12/25/1899

Died 01/14/1957, age

Rod Steiger

as Nick Benko

Born 04/14/1925

Died 07/09/2002, age

Jan Sterling

as Beth Willis

Born 04/03/1921

Died 03/26/2004, age

Mike Lane

as Toro Moreno

Born 01/06/1933, age

Max Baer

as Buddy Brannen

Born 02/11/1909

Died 11/21/1959, age

Harold J. Stone

as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster

Born 03/03/1913

Died 11/18/2005, age

Carlos Montalbán

as Luís Agrandi

Born 06/05/1903

Died 03/28/1991, age

Nehemiah Persoff

as Leo

Born 08/02/1919

Died 04/05/2022, age

Jack Albertson

as Pop

Born 06/16/1907

Died 11/25/1981, age

Paul Frees

as Priest (uncredited)

Born 06/22/1920

Died 11/02/1986, age

Val Avery

as Frank (uncredited)

Born 07/14/1924

Died 12/12/2009, age

Robert Fuller

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Born 07/29/1933, age

Roy Jenson

as Fighter (uncredited)

Born 02/09/1927

Died 04/27/2007, age

Cosmo Sardo

as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)

Born 03/07/1909

Died 07/14/1989, age