Movie
Body and Soul
Overview
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Details
- Release date
- 1947-11-11
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Enterprise Productions, United Artists
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Garfield as Charley Davis
- Lilli Palmer as Peg Born
- Hazel Brooks as Alice
- Anne Revere as Anna Davis
- William Conrad as Quinn
- Joseph Pevney as Shorty Polaski
- Lloyd Gough as Roberts
- Canada Lee as Ben Chaplin
- Larry Anzalone as Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)
- Al Bain as Club Patron (uncredited)
- Steve Benton as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
- Eddie Borden as Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Rossen - Director
- Abraham Polonsky - Screenplay
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