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86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 86% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings The abuse Rocky Barbella (Paul Newman) endures at the hand of his father and subsequent run-ins with the law lead him in and out of ...
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- Paul Newman
- Robert Wise
- Biography
82 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 8/10. Excellent bio-pic with great acting. alfiefamily 8 July 2004. This is the movie that made Paul Newman a star. And with good reason. Although James Dean was signed to play the great Rocky Graziano, his death in a car crash made the role available for Paul Newman to step into.
Somebody Up There Likes Me: Directed by Robert Wise. With Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart. Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
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- Biography, Drama, Sport
- Robert Wise
- 1956-07-04
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. The supporting cast features Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Harold J. Stone, and Sal Mineo.
Nov 15, 2018 · Classic Review: Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) The breakout role that introduced audiences to a new enduring star: Paul Newman. Synopsis: Boxer Rocky Graziano’s biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947. (IMDB)
Sep 10, 2012 · A disappointing biopic of Rocky Graziano, East Side delinquent turned World Middleweight Champion. The trouble is that Wise forsakes the terse economy and unpre.
Mar 8, 2013 · Byington excels at turning the edict that time waits for no one into a sensory experience. No matter how sly it gets, Somebody Up There Likes Me still retains that fundamental truth.
