Top billed cast

1. 

   John Garfield

   Charley Davis

2. 

   Lilli Palmer

   Peg Born

3. 

   Hazel Brooks

   Alice

4. 

   Anne Revere

   Anna Davis

5. 

   William Conrad

   Quinn

6. 

   Joseph Pevney

   Shorty Polaski

7. 

   Lloyd Gough

   Roberts

8. 

   Canada Lee

   Ben Chaplin

9. 

   Larry Anzalone

   Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-05-26

He could've had the whole world. So he leaned over sideways and grabbed you.

Body and Soul is directed by Robert Rossen and written by Abraham Polonsky. It stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad. Music is by Hugo Friedhofer and cinematography by James Wong Howe.

A talented boxer's career begins to spiral out of control when financial hunger, matters of the heart and a shady promoter begin to take a hold.

Viewing it now, Body and Soul looks to be chock full of boxing movie clichés, which of course wasn't the case back in the 40s. Such as it is...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• new york city
• corruption
• sports
• boxer
• money
• film noir
• jewish american
• boxing promoter
• fixed fight
• boxing