The Harder They Fall
1956 · 109 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 9,595 VOTES · DIR. Mark Robson
Overview
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protégé, an unknown Argentinian boxer named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, his chances for success are hampered by a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. Exploiting Willis' reputation for integrity and standing in the boxing community, Benko arranges a series of fixed fights that propel the unsophisticated Moreno to #1 contender for the championship. The reigning champ, the sadistic Buddy Brannen, harbors resentment at the publicity Toro has been receiving and vows to viciously punish him in the ring. Eddie must now decide whether or not to tell the naive Toro the truth.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,171 lines
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00:01:48 Coming, Danny.
00:07:54 - Now, let's see if he can take it. - Open up a little.
00:11:05 A man past his 40s shouldn't have to run anymore.
00:14:57 El Toro is now my new strong man.
00:19:39 I wish I hadn't come, Eddie.
00:22:59 No. How could I fix it?
00:25:33 Now you're a big man.
00:28:10 No, because I don't like sleeping in the park.
00:31:56 He can't buy shoes without me.
00:36:09 We have at ringside two distinguished guests...
00:39:54 Well, that was my fault. Sure, I got your letter.
00:44:43 We're getting close to the big money. Toro's recognized everywhere.
00:48:00 Anybody home?
00:51:59 You wait here.
00:55:23 You tell him... No, tell his manager. Tell him what Nick will do.
01:03:22 Toro didn't hit him hard.
01:06:42 - I heard it on the radio. - Yeah. Rotten luck.
01:11:51 - Hey, Willis! Wait a minute. - Wait downstairs, huh?
01:15:35 I figured a church was okay. The priest asked him to come.
01:19:15 Talk him into the ring, he'll listen to you.
01:22:34 - The Brannen fight is fixed too? - No, you can't fix the champ.
01:30:25 All right.
01:33:59 I can't make head or tail of this. What's Toro's share?
01:38:52 Pan American World Airways flight 203 for Buenos Aires now boarding.