The Harder They Fall (1956) Cast & Crew
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Directed by Mark Robson.
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Eddie Willis
- Rod Steiger as Nick Benko
- Jan Sterling as Beth Willis
- Mike Lane as Toro Moreno
- Max Baer as Buddy Brannen
- Jersey Joe Walcott as George
- Edward Andrews as Jim Weyerhause
- Harold J. Stone as Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
- Carlos Montalbán as Luís Agrandi
- Nehemiah Persoff as Leo
- Felice Orlandi as Vince Fawcett
- Herbie Faye as Max
- Rusty Lane as Danny McKeogh
- Jack Albertson as Pop
- Paul Frees as Priest (uncredited)
- William Henry as Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
- Frank McLure as Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
- William H. O'Brien as Ringsider (uncredited)
- Bert Stevens as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
- Arthur Tovey as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
- Brandon Beach as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Joanne Arnold as Pretty Girl (uncredited)
- Val Avery as Frank (uncredited)
- Al Baffert as Fighter (uncredited)
- Bill Baldwin as Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
- Walter Baldwin as Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
- Emily Belser as New York Reporter (uncredited)
- Julie Benedic as Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
- Phil Berger as Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
- Eve Bernhardt as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
- Tony Blankley as Benko Son (uncredited)
- Penny Carpenter as Benko Daughter (uncredited)
- Marian Carr as Alice (uncredited)
- Steve Carruthers as Reporter (uncredited)
- Tina Carver as Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
- Edwin Chandler as Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
- Winnie Chandler as Fight Fan (uncredited)
- George Chester as Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
- George Cisar as Fight Manager (uncredited)
- Pat Comiskey as Gus Dundee (uncredited)
Crew
- Burnett Guffey — Director of Photography
- Hugo Friedhofer — Original Music Composer
- Mark Robson — Director
- Philip Yordan — Producer
- Budd Schulberg — Novel
- Philip Yordan — Screenplay
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