The Harder They Fall
About The Harder They Fall
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.
Mark Robson's The Harder They Fall is a 1956 drama film. Released in May 1956, it runs 109 minutes.
The film is filed under boxing, boxer, pride, and tall man.
Humphrey Bogart stars as Eddie Willis, Rod Steiger as Nick Benko, Jan Sterling as Beth Willis, and Mike Lane as Toro Moreno. The screenplay is by Philip Yordan. American members can watch it on YouTube TV.
Million Dollar Baby, Rocky, and Southpaw make useful companions to The Harder They Fall. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 161 votes and it carries a NR rating.