Carlos Montalban, Edward Andrews, Harold Stone

A sports writer tackles mob influence in boxing.

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Unrated, 109 min.

Directed by: Mark Robson

Release Date: January 1, 1956

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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003

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  • April 2, 2007
    Not Bogart's greatest, but a sure sign that even in his later films, he could still project a presence that could command the screen. Another chance for him to play the tough guy with a good heart. Steiger is a great jerk in this one.
  • February 9, 2009
    A good boxing movie about how the promoters take the purse leaving the fighters are left w/ nothing but a broken down body. Bogart is caught in the middle because of his moral scruples and his financial status
  • January 10, 2009
    El último filme de Humphrey Bogart, es acaso uno de los mejores sobre el tema del boxeo que se hayan hecho. Bogart moriría un año después de cáncer de garganta, y su estupenda actuación, aunque no estuviera nominada al Oscar ni considerada para ningún otro premio, sí recibió bue...( read more)nas críticas. Este éxito ya no lo alcanzaría a disfrutar.

    Es muy probable que Scorsese se inspirara mucho en The Harder They Fall (1956) para su obra maestra, Raging Bull (1980), especialmente en las peleas en el ring, donde el torpe e inexperto aspirante a boxeador, ?Toro? Moreno, proveniente de Argentina e interpretado por el gigantón Mike Lane, gana todas las peleas, arregladas desde antes por sus representantes.

    Además de las bien dirigidas peleas y del buen guión (escrito por Philip Yordan), lo mejor de The Harder They Fall es la gran actuación de Bogart, quien logra construir un personaje seguro, hábil para los negocios, experto para enfrentar a la prensa en los momentos más críticos y, al final, ponerse del lado del pobre boxeador latino. Para Moreno quizás el box era lo menos importante, sólo quiere regresar a su país y estar con su familia. Destaca también la excelente edición de Jerome Thoms, así como el diseño de arte de William Flannery y William Kiernan. Un clásico indispensable del gran ?Humphy?.
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  • December 11, 2007
    Fantastic film...Bogart's last. His performance is wonderfully counterpointed by Rod Steiger's. A real gem!
  • August 29, 2007
    Reasonably good if not a little over the top with respect to how bad the fitted up boxer is.
  • August 23, 2007
    The final chapter in Bogart's career is a fantastic one. This is a powerful study of corruption and manipulation, and one of the best crime-dramas I've seen from its era. Humphrey Bogart is terrific in the lead role.
  • June 16, 2007
    Worth watching for Bogart alone.
  • February 18, 2007
    looks old and boring.
  • August 18, 2006
    Typical Bogey, it's worth watching.

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