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.| Status: | Released (1947-11-11) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total |
| Screen: | Abraham Polonsky |
| Productions: | Enterprise Productions, United Artists |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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- 81970: John Garfield - Charley Davis
- 27932: Lilli Palmer - Peg Born
- 81971: Hazel Brooks - Alice
- 7641: Anne Revere - Anna Davis
- 16412: William Conrad - Quinn
- 15705: Joseph Pevney - Shorty Polaski
- 8633: Lloyd Gough - Roberts
Crews
- 13571: Hugo Friedhofer - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 14569: James Wong Howe - Director of Photography - Camera
- 8514: Robert Parrish - Editor - Editing
- 95270: Bob Roberts - Producer - Production
- 14875: Robert Rossen - Director - Directing
- 120162: Gustaf Norin - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
- 18392: Robert Aldrich - Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
John Chard
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He could've had the whole world. So he leaned over sideways and grabbed you. Body and Soul is directed by Robert Rossen and written by Abraham Polonsky. It stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad. Music is by Hugo Friedhofer and cinematogra ....
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I always thought that John Garfield was one of the most under-rated of actors; he made some great films - and this is one of them. He is the down at heel, amateur boxer "Charley" who lives with his decent and upstanding mother "Anna" (Anne Revere) pretty much hand to mouth. When he w ....
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