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  1. 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] With cinematography by James Wong Howe, the film is considered by some to be one of the ...

  2. 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
  3. Body and Soul. Released Nov 9, 1947 1h 44m Drama. List. 92% Tomatometer 12 Reviews. 88% Audience Score 500+ Ratings. When amateur boxer Charley Davis (John Garfield) wins his first big match, he ...

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    • John Garfield
    • Robert Rossen
    • Drama
  4. Jul 21, 2017 · BODY AND SOUL: A Multifaceted Boxing Classic. Tynan loves nagging all his friends to watch classic movies…. John Garfield was never the most dashing of leading men but nevertheless, he was always thoroughly compelling as ambitious working class stiffs during the 1940s. He had a straightforward tenacity about him, like he had to fight his way ...

  5. Jan 16, 2024 · A lightly fictionalised account of the life of boxer Barney Ross, 1947’s Body and Soul is often described as the best boxing movie ever made. While that’s

    • Robert Rossen
  6. Synopsis. 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.

    • 104 min
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  8. Hugo Friedhofer. Nathan Juran. Robert Parrish. John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, William Conrad, Anne Revere, Joseph Pevney, Hazel Brooks, Lloyd Gough, Canada Lee. O ne 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 ...

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