Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
1h 53m
Running Time
July 4, 1956Release Date
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
1h 53m
Running Time
July 4, 1956Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
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Cast & Crew.
Paul Newman
Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli
Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane
Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart
Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo
Romolo
Harold J. Stone
Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff
Benny
Arch Johnson
Heldon
Sammy White
Whitey Bimstein
Robert P. Lieb
D. A. Hogan
Theodore Newton
Edward Eagan
Steve McQueen
Fidel (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
William Boyett
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Bart Braverman
Boy (uncredited)
John Breen
Hearing Specatator (uncredited)
Frank Campanella
Detective (uncredited)
Walter Cartier
Polack (uncredited)
Angela Cartwright
Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited)
George Cisar
Fence (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Zale Fight Referee (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Captain Grifton (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Bookie (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Captain Lancheck (uncredited)
Matt Crowley
Lou Stillman (uncredited)
Michael Dante
Shorty (uncredited)
Ray Danton
Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
James Dime
Training Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Corporal Quinbury (uncredited)
John Eldredge
George Niles (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Robert Gardett
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Referee (uncredited)
Sam Gilman
Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble
Yolanda Barbella (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
Fat Man at Hijacking Attempt (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Dean Jones
Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)
Byron Kane
Reporter (uncredited)
Jackie Kelk
George (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Jess Kirkpatrick
Chicago Reporter (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
David Leonard
Mr. Mueller (uncredited)
Len Lesser
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
Robert Loggia
Frankie Peppo (uncredited)
Jack Lomas
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Philo McCullough
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Frank McLure
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Joseph Marr
Customer (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
Guard (uncredited)
Joe McGuinn
Guard (uncredited)
Tyler McVey
Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Michaels
Assistant Commissioner (uncredited)
Billy Nelson
Commissioner (uncredited)
Frank Mills
Counterman at Gym (uncredited)
Robin Morse
Reporter at Hearing (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ralph Neff
Spectator (uncredited)
Jimmy Murphy
Young Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
James O'Rear
Judge (uncredited)
Jack Orrison
Detective (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Man in Bar (uncredited)
Judson Pratt
Johnny Hyland (uncredited)
Terry Rangno
Rocky at Age 8 (uncredited)
Sid Raymond
Subway Guard (uncredited)
Michael Ross
Subway Guard (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
Soldier (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Geezer (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan
Rocky's Friend (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
Fight Promoter (uncredited)
Eddie Ryder
Prisoner (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor
Prisoner (uncredited)
Willard Sage
Earl Woodhope (uncredited)
Scott Seaton
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Shea
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Don Shelton
Captain at Court Martial (uncredited)
Court Shepard
Tony Zale (uncredited)
Al Silvani
Rocky's Second (uncredited)
Buster Slaven
Sidekick (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ray Stricklyn
Bryson (uncredited)
James Todd
Colonel at Court Martial (uncredited)
Renata Vanni
(uncredited)
Ray Walker
Zale Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Bob Whitney
Hearing Specatator (uncredited)
Billy Wilson
Commissioner (uncredited)
Anne Caprile
Norma (french voice)
Ernest Lehman
Screenplay
Rocky Graziano
Novel
Robert Wise
Director
Robert Saunders
Assistant Director
John Truwe
Makeup Artist
William Tuttle
Makeup Designer / Makeup Artist
Alan Stetson
Key Grip
John Indrisano
Technical Advisor / Technical Supervisor
Warren Newcombe
Special Effects
Rowland Barber
Novel
Malcolm Brown
Art Direction
Robert Franklyn
Orchestrator
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Charles Schnee
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 4, 1956
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,920,000
Box Office$3,360,000
Genres
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new york
parent child relationship
biography
marriage
army
convertible
based on memoir or autobiography
juvenile delinquent
fighting
policeman
boxing
violent father
Wiki.
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. The supporting cast features Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Harold J. Stone, and Sal Mineo.
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won two: Best Cinematography (Black and White) (Joseph Ruttenberg) and Best Art Direction (Black and White) (Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis, F. Keogh Gleason). It lost its nomination for Best Film Editing to Around the World in 80 Days.
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