La caída de un ídolo (1956)
---Estreno: 1956-05-08
Géneros: Drama
Título Original: The Harder They Fall
Duración: 109 minutos
Sipnosis
Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart), un veterano periodista, es contratado como agente de prensa por Nick Benko (Rod Steiger), un hombre sin escrúpulos, para que consiga hacer popular a Toro Moreno, un gigantesco pero torpe aspirante a boxeador, a quien hacen creer que es un gran campeón a base de amañar sus combates.
Reparto
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Humphrey Bogart
Eddie Willis
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Rod Steiger
Nick Benko
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Jan Sterling
Beth Willis
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Mike Lane
Toro Moreno
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Max Baer
Buddy Brannen
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Jersey Joe Walcott
George
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Edward Andrews
Jim Weyerhause
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Harold J. Stone
Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster
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Carlos Montalbán
Luís Agrandi
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Nehemiah Persoff
Leo
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Felice Orlandi
Vince Fawcett
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Herbie Faye
Max
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Rusty Lane
Danny McKeogh
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Jack Albertson
Pop
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Paul Frees
Priest (uncredited)
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William Henry
Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited)
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Frank McLure
Reporter at Hospital (uncredited)
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William H. O'Brien
Ringsider (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Arthur Tovey
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Brandon Beach
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Joanne Arnold
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
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Val Avery
Frank (uncredited)
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Al Baffert
Fighter (uncredited)
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Bill Baldwin
Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Walter Baldwin
Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited)
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Emily Belser
New York Reporter (uncredited)
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Julie Benedic
Statuesque Blonde (uncredited)
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Phil Berger
Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited)
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Eve Bernhardt
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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Tony Blankley
Benko Son (uncredited)
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Penny Carpenter
Benko Daughter (uncredited)
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Marian Carr
Alice (uncredited)
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Steve Carruthers
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tina Carver
Mrs. Benko (uncredited)
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Edwin Chandler
Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited)
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Winnie Chandler
Fight Fan (uncredited)
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George Chester
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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George Cisar
Fight Manager (uncredited)
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Pat Comiskey
Gus Dundee (uncredited)
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Lillian Culver
Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited)
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Jack Daly
Reporter (uncredited)
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Patricia Dane
Shirley (uncredited)
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Vinnie De Carlo
Joey (uncredited)
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Elaine Edwards
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Matty Fain
Fight Manager (uncredited)
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Adolph Faylauer
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Abel Fernandez
Chief Firebird (uncredited)
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Gil Frye
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Robert Fuller
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Ralph Gamble
Reporter (uncredited)
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Tommy Garland
Fighter (uncredited)
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Eddie Garr
Fight Manager (uncredited)
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Charlie Gibbs
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Everett Glass
Minister (uncredited)
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Bennie Goldberg
San Diego Referee (uncredited)
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Mickey Golden
Cornerman (uncredited)
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Dorothy Gordon
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
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Michael Granger
Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited)
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Joe Greb
Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited)
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Frank Hagney
Referee (uncredited)
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Stuart Hall
Party Guest (uncredited)
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Tommy Herman
Tommy (uncredited)
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Joe Herrera
Referee (uncredited)
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Vic Holbrook
Fight Fan (uncredited)
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Tex Holden
Usher (uncredited)
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Bob Hopkins
San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Charles Horvath
Fighter (uncredited)
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Roy Jenson
Fighter (uncredited)
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Don Kelly
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp
Man at Contract Signing (uncredited)
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Don Kohler
Reporter (uncredited)
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Joseph La Cava
Manager (uncredited)
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Pat Lawler
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Peter Leeds
Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Larry Leverett
Reporter (uncredited)
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Harry Lewis
New York Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Mark Lowell
Minor Role (uncredited)
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William Marks
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mathew McCue
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Joseph Mell
Ring Announcer (uncredited)
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Mort Mills
Reporter in Hospital (uncredited)
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Frank Mitchell
Dundee Referee (uncredited)
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Irving Mitchell
House Doctor - New York (uncredited)
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Diana Mumby
Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Sol Murgi
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Matt Murphy
Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited)
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Richard Norris
Reporter (uncredited)
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Jimmy O'Gatty
Milk Fund Referee (uncredited)
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Ted Pavelec
Fighter (uncredited)
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Murray Pollack
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Fred Rapport
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Stafford Repp
Reporter (uncredited)
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Alan Reynolds
Reporter (uncredited)
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Eli Rill
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Joanne Rio
Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited)
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Robert Robinson
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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William Roerick
Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited)
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Jack Roper
Fighter (uncredited)
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Wally Rose
Salinas Referee (uncredited)
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Abe Roth
Referee (uncredited)
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Sandy Sanders
Reporter (uncredited)
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Cosmo Sardo
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Fred Scheiwiller
Fighter (uncredited)
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Mark Scott
Reporter (uncredited)
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Carl Sklover
Referee (uncredited)
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Gene Smith
Minor Role (uncredited)
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J. Lewis Smith
Brannen's Manager (uncredited)
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Angela Stevens
Girl (uncredited)
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Hal Taggart
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Charles Tannen
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ferris Taylor
House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited)
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Pat Valentino
Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited)
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Bennie Washington
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Russ Whiteman
Reporter (uncredited)
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Bob Whitney
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ulysses Williams
Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited)
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James Wilson
Oklahoma Referee (uncredited)
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Sam Harris
Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited)
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Dennis Moore
Reporter (uncredited)
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