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Body and Soul

Name: Body and Soul
Director: Robert Rossen
Genre: Drama
Released: 1947
Rating: 6.7
Cast: John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, William Conrad

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

1947 · Directed by Robert Rossen · 104 min · Drama · 10 frames

Tagline

All for you...

Crew

Screenplay: Abraham Polonsky
Cinematography: James Wong Howe
Edited by: Robert Parrish
Music: Hugo Friedhofer
Produced by: Bob Roberts

Cast

John Garfield as Charley Davis
Lilli Palmer as Peg Born
Hazel Brooks as Alice
Anne Revere as Anna Davis
William Conrad as Quinn
Joseph Pevney as Shorty Polaski
Lloyd Gough as Roberts
Canada Lee as Ben Chaplin
Larry Anzalone as Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)
Al Bain as Club Patron (uncredited)

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Enterprise Productions, United Artists
Themes: new york city, corruption, sports, boxer, money, film noir, jewish american, boxing promoter, fixed fight, boxing

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