Somebody Up There Likes Me

Director: Robert Wise Robert Wise

Overview

Based on boxer Rocky Graziano's autobiography, this film accurately depicts the teen-aged Rocky as an unregenerate punk, evidently doomed by his slum environment, and his lousy attitude, to a life of petty crime. Determining that the only way he'll make a living is with his fists, Rocky becomes a boxer.

Product Details

Release Date:	02/27/2018
UPC:	0888574627027
Original Release:	1956
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:53:00
Sales rank:	2,147

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul Newman	Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli	Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane	Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart	Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo	Romolo
Harold J. Stone	Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff	Benny
Sammy White	Whitey Bimstein
Arch Johnson	Heldon
Robert Lieb	Questioner
Theodore Newton	Commissioner Eddie Eagan
Patty Duke	Actor
Steve McQueen	Fidel
Robert Easton	Cpl. Quinburg
Ray Walker	Ring Announcer
Billy Nelson	Commissioner
Robert Loggia	Frankie Peppo
Matt Crowley	Lou Stillman,Lou Stillman
Judson Pratt	Johnny Hyland
Donna Jo Gribble	Yolanda Barbella
James Todd	Colonel
Jackie Kelk	George
Harry Wismer	Himself
Courtland Shepard	Tony Zale
Sam Taub	Radio Announcer
Terry Rangno	Rocky at Age 8
Jan Gillum	Yolanda at Age 12
Michael Dante	Shorty
Walter Cartier	Polack
John Eldredge	Warden Niles
Clancy Cooper	Capt. Lancheck
Dean Jones	Private
Ray Stricklyn	Bryson
Caswell Adams	Sam
Charles Green	Curtis Hughtower
Angela Cartwright	Audrey at Age 3
David Leonard	Mr. Mueller
John Rosser	Detective
Frank Campanella	Detective
Russ Conway	Capt. Grifton

Technical Credits

Ernest Lehman

Robert Wise	Director
Charles Schnee	Producer
Ernest Lehman	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

After appearing in the poorly-received films The Silver Chalice (1954) and The Rack (1956), Paul Newman launched his career with Somebody Up There Likes Me, a glossy but effective biopic of champion boxer Rocky Graziano. More optimistic than the typical ringside melodrama, the film was directed by Hollywood stalwart Robert Wise, best-known for Johnny Belinda (1948), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), and his work as editor of Citizen Kane (1941). As usual, Wise elicits a quality, star-making performance from his lead, and Pier Angeli, Joseph Buloff and Eileen Heckart memorably support Newman's splendid work. Robert Loggia and Steve McQueen can be spotted in small debut roles. Somebody received Academy Awards for its art direction and handsome, black-and-white cinematography.