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Academy Awards, USA. 1948 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. John Garfield. 1948 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
Body and Soul: Directed by Robert Rossen. With John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere. A talented boxer's young career hits difficult terrain when an unethical promoter takes interest in him.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
- Robert Rossen
- 1947-11-11
Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. [5] The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy. [6]
Body and Soul (1947) - Turner Classic Movies. 1h 45m1947. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A young boxer slugs his way out of the slums only to fall prey to organized crime. Cast & Crew. Read More. Robert Rossen. Director. John Garfield. Charley Davis. Lilli Palmer.
- Robert Rossen, Robert Aldrich
- John Garfield
Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy.
- Robert Rossen
Garfield was nominated for Best Actor, and Polonsky was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Some modern critics describe Body and Soul as the quintessential boxing film. Garfield reprised his screen role in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast version of the story, which aired on 15 Nov 1948.
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One of the original boxing noirs, Robert Rossen’s Body and Soul contains more drama than crime but features consistently exceptional performances and an outstanding script that attracted attention at the Academy Awards (it won for Robert Parrish’s film editing, which shines in the chaos of the final championship fight). After an opening ...