The Harder They Fall
No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!
1956 • NR • 1h 49m
7.1/10
(135 users) 
Overview
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his curre 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.
7.1/10
(135 users) Cast / Crew 
Humphrey Bogart Eddie Willis 
Rod Steiger Nick Benko 
Jan Sterling Beth Willis 
Mike Lane Toro Moreno 
Max Baer Buddy Brannen 
Jersey Joe Walcott George 
Edward Andrews Jim Weyerhause 
Harold J. Stone Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster 
Carlos Montalbán Luís Agrandi 
Nehemiah Persoff Leo 
Felice Orlandi Vince Fawcett 
Herbie Faye Max 
Rusty Lane Danny McKeogh 
Jack Albertson Pop 
Paul Frees Priest (uncredited) 
Mark Robson Director 
Budd Schulberg Novel 
Philip Yordan Screenplay Philip Yordan Producer 
Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer Burnett Guffey Director of Photography Jerome Thoms Editor 
Jerry Wald Executive Producer William Flannery Art Direction William Kiernan Set Decoration Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration Clay Campbell Makeup Artist Helen Hunt Hairstylist Lambert E. Day Sound John P. Livadary Recording Supervision
Humphrey Bogart Eddie Willis Rod Steiger Nick Benko Jan Sterling Beth Willis Mike Lane Toro Moreno Max Baer Buddy Brannen Jersey Joe Walcott George Edward Andrews Jim Weyerhause Harold J. Stone Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster Carlos Montalbán Luís Agrandi Nehemiah Persoff Leo Felice Orlandi Vince Fawcett Herbie Faye Max Rusty Lane Danny McKeogh Jack Albertson Pop Paul Frees Priest (uncredited) Mark Robson Director Budd Schulberg Novel Philip Yordan Screenplay Philip Yordan Producer Hugo Friedhofer Original Music Composer Burnett Guffey Director of Photography Jerome Thoms Editor Jerry Wald Executive Producer William Flannery Art Direction William Kiernan Set Decoration Alfred E. Spencer Set Decoration Clay Campbell Makeup Artist Helen Hunt Hairstylist Lambert E. Day Sound John P. Livadary Recording Supervision 
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