The Harder They Fall (1956 film)
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The Harder They Fall is a 1956 film noir/drama starring Humphrey Bogart in his last movie role. Eddie Willis (Bogart) is based upon the career of boxing writer and event promoter Harold Conrad. The film is directed by Mark Robson and based on the 1947 novel by Budd Schulberg. The screenplay was by Philip Yordan.
Plot
Sportwriter Eddie Willis is broke after losing his newspaper column. He's hired by boxing promoter Nick Benko to act as publicist for Benko's new boxer, a giant and slow witted Argentinan boxer named Toro Moreno. Eddie accepts the job because the money's good. Unknown to Toro, a number of fights are fixed to make the public believe that the boxer is for real. Eddie promotes the fights, but begins to feel guilty about his work. The story comes to a climax when Benko arranges for Toro to fight a vengeful heavyweight champ, a fight that can't be fixed.Main cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Eddie Willis
- Rod Steiger as Nick Benko
- Jan Sterling as Beth Willis
- Mike Lane as Toro Moreno
- Edward Andrews as Jim Weyerhause
- Harold Stone as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
- Jersey Joe Walcott
- Max Baer
- Pat Comiskey
Quote
The people, Eddie, the people! Don't tell me about the people, Eddie. The people sit in front of their little TVs with their bellies full of beer and fall asleep. What do the people know, Eddie? Don't tell me about the people, Eddie! - Nick Benko (Steiger).External links
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