Movie
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Overview
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Details
- Release date
- 1956-07-04
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano
- Pier Angeli as Norma Graziano
- Everett Sloane as Irving Cohen
- Eileen Heckart as Ma Barbella
- Sal Mineo as Romolo
- Harold J. Stone as Nick Barbella
- Joseph Buloff as Benny
- Arch Johnson as Heldon
- Sammy White as Whitey Bimstein
- Robert P. Lieb as D. A. Hogan
- Theodore Newton as Edward Eagan
- Steve McQueen as Fidel (uncredited)
Crew
- Robert Wise - Director
- Ernest Lehman - Screenplay
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