| Monkey on My Back | |
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| Directed by | Andre de Toth |
| Written by | Paul Dudley Anthony Veiller Crane Wilbur |
| Based on | book by Barney Ross |
| Produced by | Edward Small |
| Starring | Cameron Mitchell Dianne Foster |
| Cinematography | Maury Gertsman |
| Edited by | Grant Whytock |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell Bert Shefter |
Production company | Imperial Pictures |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Monkey on My Back is a 1957 American biographical film directed by Andre de Toth. It stars Cameron Mitchell as Barney Ross, a real-life world champion boxer and World War II hero. Though heavily fictionalized, the film deals with Ross's addiction to heroin.