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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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- Robert Rossen
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- John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks
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.
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- Hugo Friedhofer
- Bob Roberts
Learn about the cast and crew of Body and Soul, a 1981 film directed by George Bowers and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy and Abraham Polonsky. The film features Muhammad Ali, Leon Johnson, Cheryl Tyre Smith, and more as boxers, hookers, and reporters in a boxing drama.
Body and Soul, American dramatic film, released in 1947, that highlighted the seedy underbelly of the boxing industry. Many consider it one of the best films about the sport, especially noted for its realistic fight scenes. (Read Gene Tunney’s 1929 Britannica essay on boxing.)
- Lee Pfeiffer
When amateur boxer Charley Davis (John Garfield) wins his first big match, he attracts the interest of small-time promoter Quinn (William Conrad). After Davis' father (Art Smith) is accidentally ...
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Body and Soul is a film about a young boxer who falls prey to organized crime after escaping the slums. The film, directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer and Peg Born, was released in 1947 and is available on Turner Classic Movies.
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