Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Robert Wise

Escritores:

Ernest Lehman (screenplay)
Rocky Graziano (autobiography) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

3 julio 1956 (USA)

Género:

Biografía | Drama | Deporte

Frase comercial:

A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!

Plot:

Rocky Graziano is building a career in crime, when he's finally caught and arrested. In jail, he is undisciplined...

Plot Keywords:

Boxing | Army | Match Fixing | Juvenile Delinquent | Deserter

Premios:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

James and Paul

Reparto

Paul Newman	...	Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli	...	Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane	...	Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart	...	Mrs. Ida 'Ma' Barbella
Sal Mineo	...	Romolo
Harold J. Stone	...	Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff	...	Benny
Sammy White	...	Whitey Bimstein
Arch Johnson	...	Heldon
Robert P. Lieb	...	District Attorney Hogan (as Robert Lieb)
Theodore Newton	...	Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan

También conocida como:

El estigma del arroyo (Chile) [es]
Marcado por el odio (Spain) [es]

Duración:

114 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.75 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

Spain:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:16 | USA:Approved (certificate #18008) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Sweden:15 | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | UK:A (original rating) (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1994)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Stillman's Gym - 8th Avenue between 54th & 55th Streets, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivialidades:

Film debut of Steve McQueen.

Errores:

Anacronismos: When Norma asks Benny for directions how to get home after meeting Rocky in the early 1940s, he tells her to take a Subway route that did not exist until 1954.

Citas:

Rocky Graziano: Don't worry 'bout a thing

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) (TV)

Banda de Sonido:

Somebody Up There Likes Me

James and Paul

It's interesting to note the career relationship of James Dean and Paul Newman.

Both were leading contenders for the starring role in "East of Eden." Dean's moving screen test landed him the part over Newman.

Then, upon Dean's sudden demise, Newman was awarded the role Dean was to play in "Somebody Up There Likes Me." Fortunately, Newman was up to the task.

His Rocky was most effectively limned, with Newman in top physical form as well as in the acting department. He assumed a "New York hood" accent, which enhanced his portrayal, and executed the challenging fight scenes with conviction.

Perhaps young Newman's burning ambition at the time to greatly succeed in his craft provided extra stamina to smash through this meaty part for a "knockout punch." Fresh from Actors Studio training, Mr. Newman was fortunate to be surrounded by a quartet of fine "method" artists.

Eileen Heckart was particularly fine as Mrs. Barbella, Everett Sloane as a concerned Manager, Sal Mineo as dependable pal Romolo, and Pier Angeli as sensitive Norma Graziano.

Rocky's hard-hitting life was given a realistic black and white production, doing justice to the middle weight champ's biography. Robert Wise directed with his usual skill and confidence.