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Body and Soul (1947)  link to Body and Soul on IMDb  

Number: 3171

poster Body and Soul

IMDb Rating:
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7.7/10 (3851 votes)

Country: USA, 104 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Film-Noir

Director(s): Robert Rossen

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
Charley Davis wins an amateur boxing match and is taken on by promoter Quinn. Charley's mother doesn't want him to fight, but when Charley's father is accidentally killed, Charley sets up a fight for money. His career blooms as he wins fight after fight, but soon an unethical promoter named Roberts begins to show an interest in Charley, and Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.

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Cast:

photo John Garfield John Garfield Charley Davis
photo Lilli Palmer Lilli Palmer Peg Born
photo Hazel Brooks Hazel Brooks Alice
photo Anne Revere Anne Revere Anna Davis
photo William Conrad William Conrad Quinn

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3