# The Harder They Fall (1956)

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**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Mark Robson
**Written by**: Philip Yordan
**Starring**: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane, Max Baer, Jersey Joe Walcott

> *No Punches Pulled! If you thought "On The Waterfront" hit hard... wait till you see this one!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

On the Waterfront meets boxing noir. Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis promotes a hapless Argentinian boxer. Humphrey Bogart carries this gritty 50s drama.

**Mood tags**: gut-punch, paranoid, raw

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