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Body and Soul
Body and Soul

Body and Soul

1947 104 min ★ 6.7 Drama

Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

Cast

John Garfield

John Garfield

Charley Davis

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Peg Born

Hazel Brooks

Hazel Brooks

Alice

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

Anna Davis

William Conrad

William Conrad

Quinn

Joseph Pevney

Joseph Pevney

Shorty Polaski

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Roberts

Canada Lee

Canada Lee

Ben Chaplin

Larry Anzalone

Fighter Being Knocked Out (uncredited)

Al Bain

Al Bain

Club Patron (uncredited)

Details

Director

Robert Rossen

Screenplay

Abraham Polonsky

Tagline

"All for you..."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Enterprise Productions, United Artists

Reviews

J

John Chard

May 26, 2019

★ 7/10

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 ...

C

CinemaSerf

July 7, 2022

★ 7/10

I always thought that John Garfield was one of the most under-rated of actors; he made some great films - and this is one of them. He is the down at heel, amateur boxer "Charley" who lives with his decent and upstanding mother "Anna" (Anne Revere) pretty much hand to mouth. When he wins an amateur bout, promoter "Quinn" (William Conrad) picks him up and starts him earning a little from his fights....

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