The Harder They Fall | | Cast : | Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger | | Director : | Mark Robson | | Studio : | Columbia Tristar Hom | | Format : | Black & White, Closed-captioned, Widescreen | | Released Date : | May 09, 1956 | | DVD Released Date : | January 21, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 01, 2005 | | Summary | Gus Dundee - Boxer (Pat Comiskey) was my father | Content
 | Of course this movie gets 5 stars from me. I was very fortunate
to have Pat Comiskey as my father. He was a pro heavyweight boxer in real life. Fought Max Baer, also Joe Louis in an exhibition bout. Was Lou Costello's bodyguard in Los Angeles for awhile, and even had some great stories about Marilyn Monroe. He played a mobster in Some Like It Hot. He hailed from Paterson NJ. My dad had more class in one finger than most people have in their whole body (and we're not talking money here - just real "class". There is nothing so strong as real gentleness and that describes my dad. He passed on May 24, 1989 from Alzheimer's Disease. I still talk to him to this very day. I know someday we will be together. My mother left recently to join him. Ironically on May 22, 2004 - two days short of the 15th anniversary of his passing. They are dancing in the stars together. They loved to dance. Would love to hear from anyone who remembers him. He really enjoyed working with "Bogie" on his last movie. You can e-mail me @ Bugaleena4@aol.com. Please make the title of your e-mail something including Pat Comiskey as I get lots of spam and I wouldn't want to accidentally delete your e-mail. Warmly, Terri |
| Rating | | | Date | June 17, 2004 | | Summary | Some guys can sell out; others just can't | Content
| Bogart does both. Good story, good film. Good performances. Interesting. Well worth seeing. Good dvd. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 19, 2004 | | Summary | A Knockout | Content
| Whenever a new boxing film is being hyped, we inevitably get someone's list of great boxing films, yet The Harder They Fall never makes those lists. Screenwriter Philip Yordan and director Mark Robson took Budd Schulberg's tough but somewhat diffuse and repetitive novel and condensed it into an excellent film adaptation that is still a timely indictment of the corruption and brutality in the world of boxing. This was Bogart's last film, and actor's last films are generally terrible, but Bogie went out with a classic. The performances are generally excellent, and the scenes with Steiger and Bogart work beautifully, with Steiger's aggressive, fast-talking, almost lunging forward attack matched by Bogart's wary, laconic, reactive style of acting. Also excellent is the underrated Nehemiah Persoff, an Actors Studio alumnus, who himself resembles Steiger and who gave excellent support in numerous films and TV shows. Perhaps the film's only flaw is Bogart's 11th hour moral conversion, but it is acceptable enough and does lead to a final, excellent scene between Bogart and Steiger. |
| Rating | | | Date | January 02, 2004 | | Summary | Bogart's last film... | Content
| Harder They Fall is Humphrey Bogart's last performance on the silver screen before he passed away in 1957. He plays the character Eddie Willis, a former sportswriter, who is hired by Nick Benko (Rod Steiger), a shady boxing manager, to promote an incompetent giant boxer by the name Toro. In the process of promoting Toro, Eddie faces several humorous situations where he has to make the wrong moral choice in order to reach his goal of making a lot of money. Eddie's greed causes him to lose friendships, lie, and hurt people; however, he convinces himself that he must do this in order to achieve wealth. The process of learning the value of human life and money is an emotionally painful journey for Eddie, since he becomes burdened with the heavy feelings of guilt. Harder They Fall is an interesting film about greed and betrayal that is set in the boxing world. As the story unfolds the audience is offered high class drama that is carried by a well prepared cast, which offers a first-rate cinematic experience. |
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