Cast & crew
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Directed by Mark Robson Written by Philip Yordan
Cast
| Rod Steiger | Nick Benko |
| Humphrey Bogart | Eddie Willis |
| Jan Sterling | Beth Willis |
| Max Baer | Buddy Brannen |
| Jersey Joe Walcott | George |
| Mike Lane | Toro Moreno |
| Edward Andrews | Jim Weyerhause |
| Harold J. Stone | Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster |
| Carlos Montalbán | Luís Agrandi |
| Nehemiah Persoff | Leo |
| Felice Orlandi | Vince Fawcett |
| Rusty Lane | Danny McKeogh |
| Paul Frees | Priest (uncredited) |
| Jack Albertson | Pop |
| Herbie Faye | Max |
| Frank McLure | Reporter at Hospital (uncredited) |
| William Henry | Fight Arena Locker Room Guard (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Ringsider (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Arthur Tovey | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Brandon Beach | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Joanne Arnold | Pretty Girl (uncredited) |
| Al Baffert | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Emily Belser | New York Reporter (uncredited) |
| Val Avery | Frank (uncredited) |
| Bill Baldwin | Oklahoma City Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Walter Baldwin | Boxing fan at Dundee fight (uncredited) |
| Phil Berger | Boxer Kayoed in Bakersfield (uncredited) |
| Tony Blankley | Benko Son (uncredited) |
| Penny Carpenter | Benko Daughter (uncredited) |
| Marian Carr | Alice (uncredited) |
| Julie Benedic | Statuesque Blonde (uncredited) |
| Eve Bernhardt | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Steve Carruthers | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tina Carver | Mrs. Benko (uncredited) |
| Edwin Chandler | Chicago Television Announcer (uncredited) |
| Winnie Chandler | Fight Fan (uncredited) |
| George Chester | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| George Cisar | Fight Manager (uncredited) |
| Pat Comiskey | Gus Dundee (uncredited) |
| Lillian Culver | Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited) |
| Jack Daly | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Patricia Dane | Shirley (uncredited) |
| Vinnie De Carlo | Joey (uncredited) |
| Elaine Edwards | Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Adolph Faylauer | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Abel Fernandez | Chief Firebird (uncredited) |
| Matty Fain | Fight Manager (uncredited) |
| Eddie Garr | Fight Manager (uncredited) |
| Gil Frye | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ralph Gamble | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Tommy Garland | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Robert Fuller | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Charlie Gibbs | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Everett Glass | Minister (uncredited) |
| Bennie Goldberg | San Diego Referee (uncredited) |
| Mickey Golden | Cornerman (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Gordon | Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Joe Greb | Joey Greb - Fighter (uncredited) |
| Stuart Hall | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Tommy Herman | Tommy (uncredited) |
| Michael Granger | Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited) |
| Frank Hagney | Referee (uncredited) |
| Joe Herrera | Referee (uncredited) |
| Vic Holbrook | Fight Fan (uncredited) |
| Tex Holden | Usher (uncredited) |
| Bob Hopkins | San Diego Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Charles Horvath | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Don Kelly | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | Man at Contract Signing (uncredited) |
| Don Kohler | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Roy Jenson | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Pat Lawler | Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Joseph La Cava | Manager (uncredited) |
| Peter Leeds | Dundee Fight Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Larry Leverett | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Harry Lewis | New York Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Mark Lowell | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| William Marks | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Mathew McCue | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Joseph Mell | Ring Announcer (uncredited) |
| Mort Mills | Reporter in Hospital (uncredited) |
| Irving Mitchell | House Doctor - New York (uncredited) |
| Frank Mitchell | Dundee Referee (uncredited) |
| Diana Mumby | Vince's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| Sol Murgi | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Matt Murphy | Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited) |
| Richard Norris | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jimmy O'Gatty | Milk Fund Referee (uncredited) |
| Ted Pavelec | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Murray Pollack | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Fred Rapport | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Alan Reynolds | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Eli Rill | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Joanne Rio | Las Vegas Showgirl (uncredited) |
| Stafford Repp | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Roper | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Wally Rose | Salinas Referee (uncredited) |
| Robert Robinson | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| William Roerick | Mrs. Harding's Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Sandy Sanders | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Abe Roth | Referee (uncredited) |
| Cosmo Sardo | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Fred Scheiwiller | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Mark Scott | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Referee (uncredited) |
| Gene Smith | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| J. Lewis Smith | Brannen's Manager (uncredited) |
| Angela Stevens | Girl (uncredited) |
| Hal Taggart | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Charles Tannen | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ferris Taylor | House Doctor - Chicago (uncredited) |
| Pat Valentino | Milk Fund Fighter (uncredited) |
| Bennie Washington | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Russ Whiteman | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Bob Whitney | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Ulysses Williams | Boxer Being Knocked Out in Salinas (uncredited) |
| James Wilson | Oklahoma Referee (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | Fight Crowd Spectator (uncredited) |
| Dennis Moore | Reporter (uncredited) |
Crew
| Mark Robson | Director |
| Budd Schulberg | Novel |
| Philip Yordan | Screenplay |
| Hugo Friedhofer | Original Music Composer |
| Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Philip Yordan | Producer |
| Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Jerry Wald | Executive Producer |
| William Flannery | Art Direction |
| William Kiernan | Set Decoration |
| Alfred E. Spencer | Set Decoration |
| Lambert E. Day | Sound |
| John P. Livadary | Recording Supervision |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Helen Hunt | Hairstylist |