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Somebody Up There Likes Me

Name: Somebody Up There Likes Me
Director: Robert Wise
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Sal Mineo

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

1956 · Directed by Robert Wise · 113 min · Drama · 10 frames

Tagline

A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!

Crew

Screenplay: Ernest Lehman
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Edited by: Albert Akst
Music: Bronislau Kaper
Produced by: Charles Schnee

Cast

Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli as Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane as Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart as Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo as Romolo
Harold J. Stone as Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff as Benny
Arch Johnson as Heldon
Sammy White as Whitey Bimstein
Robert P. Lieb as D. A. Hogan

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget: $1,920,000
Box office: $3,360,000
Themes: new york city, army, parent child relationship, abusive father, marriage, convertible, biography, based on memoir or autobiography, juvenile delinquent, fighting

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