UNITED STATES · 1947

Body and Soul (Robert Rossen

Abraham Polonsky
boxing corruption ambition moral compromise working-class struggle
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Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. The screenplay by Abraham Polonsky is partly based on the 1939 film Golden Boy. With cinematography by James Wong Howe, the film is considered by some to be one of the best films about boxing. It is also a cautionary tale about

Year1947
CountryUnited States
DirectorAbraham Polonsky
Body and Soul (Robert Rossen

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