USA,
1956, 114 min
Directed by:
Robert WiseScreenplay:
Ernest LehmanCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergComposer:
Bronislau KaperCast:
Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Sal Mineo, Harold J. Stone, Joseph Buloff, Sammy White, Robert P. Lieb, Theodore Newton (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Rocky Graziano is building a career in crime, when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined, always getting into trouble. When he gets out after many years he has decided to start a new life. However, he is immediately drafted to the army. But they can't keep him and he goes AWOL. Rocky discovers boxing as a way of earning quick money, and is discovered as a new talent. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1957 - Joseph Ruttenberg (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1957 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)
- 1957 - Best Achievement in Film Editing