The Harder They Fall (1956 film)

The Harder They Fall
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMark Robson
Screenplay byPhilip Yordan
Based onThe Harder They Fall
1947 novel
by Budd Schulberg
Produced byPhilip Yordan
StarringHumphrey Bogart
Rod Steiger
Jan Sterling
CinematographyBurnett Guffey
Edited byJerome Thoms
Music byHugo Friedhofer
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 31, 1956 (1956-03-31)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,350,000 (US)[1]

The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American boxing film noir directed by Mark Robson, produced and written by Philip Yordan, based on Budd Schulberg's 1947 novel. It was Humphrey Bogart's final film role.[2] It received an Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography, Black and White, for Burnett Guffey at the 29th Academy Awards.

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1956', Variety Weekly, January 2, 1957.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal. The Harder They Fall at AllMovie