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Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 4 wins & 4 nominations total
Robert P. Lieb
- District Attorney Hogan
- (as Robert Lieb)
Caswell Adams
- Sam
- (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
- Romolo's Attorney
- (uncredited)
John Albright
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
- Ringside Photographer - Zale Fight
- (uncredited)
Leon Alton
- Military Fight Spectator
- (uncredited)
Don Anderson
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Harry Arnie
- Spectator
- (uncredited)
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- All cast & crew
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- TriviaThe movie was originally to be filmed on location in New York City in Technicolor with James Dean in the lead role. However, after Dean's sudden death and replacement by Paul Newman, it was decided the film should be in black and white, and filmed on studio sets. Director Robert Wise felt the sets looked fake, and only used them for night scenes, while filming the daytime scenes on location.
- GoofsWhen Norma asks Benny for directions how to get home after meeting Rocky in the early 1940s, he tells her to take a Subway route that did not exist until 1954.
- Quotes
Irving Cohen: I never should have left the lingerie business. I was the happiest man in women's underwear.
- Crazy creditsThe film opens with the following on-screen quote before the title and opening credits: This is the way I remember it... _definitely_. -Rocky Graziano.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989)
- SoundtracksSomebody Up There Likes Me
(1956)
Music by Bronislau Kaper
Lyrics By Sammy Cahn
Sung by Perry Como during the opening and closing credits
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Pretty good--and a lot closer to the truth than I expected.
Rocky Graziano was a very, very flawed guy to say the least. To be more blunt, until he settled into a career in boxing, he was an antisocial jerk--a blight on society. However, as was the case with most older bio-pics (such as "The Birdman of Alcatraz" and "The Sound of Music"), in order to make a more marketable flick, the truth was often very, very malleable--as the writers took such huge liberties with the facts that the original of the film was hardly recognizable. And, since Rocky was not a very likable guy, I expected a whitewash with this film. Fortunately, the writers stuck reasonably close to the truth and Paul Newman puts in his first excellent performance (after his disaster in "The Silver Chalice").
The film begins with a lovely man (Harold Stone) forcing his young boy to fight. He slaps the little kid around horribly--and it was obvious the father was a complete jerk. From this sort of upbringing, it's understandable why the kid grew up angry (in reality, the father would bit his two sons against each other in boxing matches for his friends to watch--and Rocky's older brother usually beat the snot out of him). This portion of the film shows the many stupid and self-defeating things Rocky did before switching to a life in boxing. Stealing, violence, prison and a stint in military prison--all make up this sordid portion of the movie. To see just how Rocky manages to pull it all together, watch the film.
Overall, well-written and with a very likable performance from Newman. This isn't exactly "Raging Bull" but it is well worth seeing.
The film begins with a lovely man (Harold Stone) forcing his young boy to fight. He slaps the little kid around horribly--and it was obvious the father was a complete jerk. From this sort of upbringing, it's understandable why the kid grew up angry (in reality, the father would bit his two sons against each other in boxing matches for his friends to watch--and Rocky's older brother usually beat the snot out of him). This portion of the film shows the many stupid and self-defeating things Rocky did before switching to a life in boxing. Stealing, violence, prison and a stint in military prison--all make up this sordid portion of the movie. To see just how Rocky manages to pull it all together, watch the film.
Overall, well-written and with a very likable performance from Newman. This isn't exactly "Raging Bull" but it is well worth seeing.
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- $1,920,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $9,528
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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