Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Robert Wise, who directed the classic boxing noir The Set-Up in 1948, also made this 1956 biopic about the life of Rocky Graziano, a one-time juvenile delinquent from New York's back streets who became World Middleweight Champion. Paul Newman, though in the thick of his mannered, Method approach to acting in those days, is wonderful as the impoverished young Graziano, who finds success in the ring through a combination of talent, hope, and tenacity. The script by Ernest Lehman is layered with well-meaning social-consciousness and observations about the effects of poverty, but that is less impressive than cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg's outstanding footage of fight scenes. Steve McQueen and Robert Loggia made their screen debuts with this film.
Direction Robert Wise
Cast Paul Newman · Pier Angeli · Everett Sloane · Eileen Heckart · Sal Mineo · Joseph Buloff · Sammy White · Robert Lieb · Robert Loggia · Arch Johnson · Harold J. Stone · Theodore Newton · Steve McQueen
Soundtrack Bronislau Kaper
Screenplay Ernest Lehman
Cinematography Joseph Ruttenberg
Original title Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.7
4K votes (FilmAffinity)
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