Somebody Up There Likes Me Movie Review 1956

Story of Rocky Graziano's (Newman) gritty battle from his poor, street-wise childhood to his prison term (where he developed his boxing skills) and his eventual success as the middleweight boxing champion of the world. Adapted from Graziano's autobiography. Superior performance by Newman (in his third screen role, after the miserable "The Silver Chalice" and forgettable "The Rack"); screen debuts for McQueen and Loggia.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Biopics: Sports, Boxing, Wrong Side of the Tracks

Screenplay

Ernest Lehman

Cast

Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Sal Mineo, Robert Loggia, Steve McQueen

Cinematography

Joseph Ruttenberg

Director

Robert Wise

Music

Bronislau Kaper

Producer

MGM

Awards

Oscars 1956: Art Dir./Set Dec., B&W, B&W Cinematog.