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Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.
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Rocky
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Norma
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Irving Cohen
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Ma Barbella
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Romolo
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Nick Barbella
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Benny
Sammy White ...
Whitey Bimstein
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Heldon
Robert P. Lieb ...
District Attorney Hogan (as Robert Lieb)
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Athletic Commissioner Edward Eagan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caswell Adams ...
Sam (uncredited)
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Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
John Albright ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Ringside Photographer - Zale Fight (uncredited)
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Military Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Harry Arnie ...
Spectator (uncredited)
Bob Bardette ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Walter Beaver ...
Sidekick (uncredited)
Michael Bookasta ...
Boy at Parade (uncredited)
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Military Policeman Escort at Fight (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
John Breen ...
Hearing Specatator (uncredited)
Boyd Cabeen ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Ben Cameron ...
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Detective (uncredited)
Walter Cartier ...
Polack (uncredited)
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Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
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Fence (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Zale Fight Referee (uncredited)
Tom Coleman ...
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
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Capt. Grifton (uncredited)
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Bookie (uncredited)
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Capt. Lancheck (uncredited)
Vincent Correccio ...
Tough Kid (uncredited)
Joe Costa ...
Racketeer (uncredited)
Matt Crowley ...
Lou Stillman (uncredited)
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Shorty the Greek (uncredited)
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Off-Screen Reporter (uncredited) (voice)
Harry Denny ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Training Spectator (uncredited)
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Cpl. Quinbury (uncredited)
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Reformatory Warden George Niles (uncredited)
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Self - Trailer Hostess (uncredited)
Nat Fleischer ...
Ringside observer Zale fight (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Radio Listener (uncredited)
Robert Gardett ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Referee (uncredited)
Jan Gillum ...
Yolanda at Age 12 (uncredited)
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Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited)
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Training Spectator (uncredited)
Pete Gonzales ...
Fighter (uncredited)
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Trial Spectator (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Green ...
Curtis Hughtower (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble ...
Yolanda Barbella (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Leavenworth Prison Guard (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Commission Board Member (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman ...
Fat Man at Hijacking Attempt (uncredited)
Dynamite Jackson ...
Referee (uncredited)
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Radio Listener (uncredited)
Walter Johnson ...
Guard (uncredited)
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Private in Rocky's Tent at Army Base (uncredited)
Rodney Jones ...
Fighter (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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George (uncredited)
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Fight Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
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Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
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Chicago Reporter (uncredited)
Joe LaBarba ...
Referee in Brooklyn Arena (uncredited)
Richard LaMarr ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Pat Lawless ...
Cop (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle ...
Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
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Mr. Mueller (uncredited)
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Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
King Lockwood ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Frankie Peppo (uncredited)
Jack Lomas ...
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Cy Malis ...
Referee (uncredited)
Joseph Marr ...
Customer (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Hospital Patient (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Fidel (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
Tony Michaels ...
Assistant Commissioner (uncredited)
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Counterman at Gym (uncredited)
Mike Morelli ...
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Philip Morini ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Robin Morse ...
Reporter at Boxing Commission Hearing (uncredited)
Ben Moselle ...
Referee in Army Arena (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Young Fighter at Gym (uncredited)
Frank Nechero ...
Spectator (uncredited)
Ralph Neff ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Commissioner (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
James O'Rear ...
Judge (uncredited)
Jack Orrison ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Training Spectator (uncredited)
Charles Perry ...
Cornerman (uncredited)
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Man in Bar (uncredited)
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Reporter (uncredited)
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Johnny Hyland (uncredited)
Terry Rangno ...
Rocky at Age 8 (uncredited)
Sid Raymond ...
Subway Guard (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Geezer (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Christopher Riordan ...
Spectator at Zale Fight (uncredited)
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Subway Guard (uncredited)
John Rosser ...
Detective (uncredited)
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Fight Promoter (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Ryder ...
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Captain Earl Woodhope (uncredited)
Danny Sands ...
Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
Andy Savilla ...
Reporter (uncredited)
Sam Scar ...
Spectator (uncredited)
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Prisoner (uncredited)
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Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Shea ...
Leavenworth Prison Guard (uncredited)
Don Shelton ...
Captain at Court Martial (uncredited)
Court Shepard ...
Tony Zale (uncredited)
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Rocky's Second (uncredited)
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Sidekick (uncredited)
Walter Smith ...
Soldier (uncredited)
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Fight Spectator (uncredited)
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Bryson (uncredited)
Sam Taub ...
Self (uncredited)
Wayne Taylor ...
Prisoner (uncredited)
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Hearing Spectator (uncredited)
James Todd ...
Colonel at Court Martial (uncredited)
Blaine Turner ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Ron Veto ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Zale Ring Announcer (uncredited)
Fred Walton ...
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Paul Weber ...
Chicago Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy White ...
Boy (uncredited)
Bob Whitney ...
Hearing Specatator (uncredited)
Billy Wilson ...
Commissioner (uncredited)
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Self (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Wise

Written by

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Ernest Lehman ... (screenplay)
 
Rocky Graziano ... (autobiography)
Rowland Barber ... (with)

Produced by

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James E. Newcom ... associate producer
Charles Schnee ... producer

Music by

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Bronislau Kaper

Cinematography by

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Joseph Ruttenberg ... director of photography

Editing by

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Albert Akst

Art Direction by

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Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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F. Keogh Gleason ... (as Keogh Gleason)
Edwin B. Willis

Makeup Department

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John Truwe ... makeup artist
William Tuttle ... makeup creator

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Robert Saunders ... assistant director
Hank Moonjean ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mentor Huebner ... production illustrator (uncredited)
Tom Volpe ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Wesley C. Miller ... recording supervisor (as Dr. Wesley C. Miller)
Van Allen James ... sound editor (uncredited)
Charles E. Wallace ... sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Stunts

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Lucky Kargo ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Alan Stetson ... key grip

Music Department

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Alex Alexander ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Johnny Green ... conductor (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Uan Rasey ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Milton Raskin ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Miklós Rózsa ... conductor (uncredited)
Si Zentner ... musician: trombone (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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John Indrisano ... technical advisor (as Johnny Indrisano)
Helena Sorrell ... acting coach: Pier Angeli (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Rocky Barbella's endured abuse through his young life, First, from his father, and it later run-ins with the law lead him in and out of detention centers and prisons. When it seems he has it together, Rocky's drafted but, refusing to follow Army rules, goes AWOL. He takes up boxing, but when he discovers he has a talent in the ring, his confidence grows to pursue his love interest, and fulfill his potential as a fighter. Written by Jwelch5742

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Taglines Punk Hoodlum! - Jailbird! - Alley Fighter! - He Brawled His Way From the Gutter All the Way to the Top! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Marqué par la haine (France)
  • Marcado por el odio (Spain)
  • 回头是岸 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Kizu darake no eikô (Japan)
  • Marcado Pelo Ódio (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 113 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,920,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The movie was originally to be filmed on location in New York City in Technicolor with James Dean in the lead role. However, after Dean's sudden death and replacement by Paul Newman, it was decided the film should be in black and white, and filmed on studio sets. Director Robert Wise felt the sets looked fake, and only used them for night scenes, while filming the daytime scenes on location. See more »
Goofs 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1989). See more »
Soundtracks Somebody Up There Likes Me See more »
Crazy Credits The film opens with the following on-screen quote before the title and opening credits: This is the way I remember it... _definitely_. -Rocky Graziano. See more »
Quotes Irving Cohen: I never should have left the lingerie business. I was the happiest man in women's underwear.
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