Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Movie · NR · 113 min · ★ 7.2
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
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Details
- Years
- 1956
- Release date
- 1956-07-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 113 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (183 votes)
- Box office
- $3,360,000
- Budget
- $1,920,000
Themes
- new york city
- army
- parent child relationship
- abusive father
- marriage
- convertible
- biography
- based on memoir or autobiography
- juvenile delinquent
- fighting
- policeman
- boxing
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1957
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1957
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1957 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1957 · nominated
Cast & crew
Paul Newman
as Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli
as Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane
as Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart
as Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo
as Romolo
Harold J. Stone
as Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff
as Benny
Arch Johnson
as Heldon
Sammy White
as Whitey Bimstein
- RL
Robert P. Lieb
as D. A. Hogan
Directed by Robert Wise