The Harder They Fall
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current prot�g�, 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.
Genres: Drama , Thriller , Sport , Film-Noir
Actors: Carlos Montalb�n , Humphrey Bogart , Rod Steiger , Edward Andrews , Felice Orlandi , Jan Sterling , Mike Lane , Nehemiah Persoff , Max Baer , Jersey Joe Walcott , Harold J. Stone
Director: Mark Robson
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Quality: HD
Release: 1956
IMDb: 7.6