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Body and Soul (1947)

NR 11/11/1947 (US) Drama 1h 44m

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Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Robert Rossen

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Abraham Polonsky

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John Garfield

Charley Davis
Lilli Palmer

Peg Born
Hazel Brooks

Alice
Anne Revere

Anna Davis
William Conrad

Quinn
Joseph Pevney

Shorty Polaski
Lloyd Gough

Roberts
Canada Lee

Ben Chaplin
Larry Anzalone

Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)
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A review by John Chard

70%

Written by John Chard on May 26, 2019

He could've had the whole world. So he leaned over sideways and grabbed you.

Body and Soul is directed by Robert Rossen and written by Abraham Polonsky. It stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad. Music is by Hugo Friedhofer and cinematography by James Wong Howe.

A talented boxer's career begins to spiral out of control when financial hunger, matters of the heart and a shady promoter begin to take a hold.

Viewing it now, Body and Soul looks to be chock full of boxing movie clichés, which of course wasn't the case back in the 40s. Such as it is w... read the rest.

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