Douglas Edwards, Vincent Cartier, Walter Cartier
Based on Kubrick's pictorial for Look Magazine (January 18, 1949) entitled "Prizefighter," "Day Of The Fight" tells of a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier, particularl...( read more
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If it wasn't for the name Kubrick this 1 reeler would likely be lost.
You can see some very early Kubrick style in the composition of shots and in one particular shot involving a stool.
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Kubrick's very first film, this short gives us just the tiniest peek at the future techniques of what was soon to become one of moviedom's greatest directors. Shot in the style of a "March of Time" newsreel (in fact, one of its former producers was involved in this film's creatio...( read more)
You can see the immerging talent behind the lens. One of Kubrick's early works.
"Before a fight there's always that last look in the mirror. Time to wonder what it will reflect tomorrow."
While the idea of the film was entirely Kubrick's, the screenplay for the narration was entirely the work of Robert Rein, who follows the typical style of nar...( read more)
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