Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!

1956•1h 53m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(178)

The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.

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Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Rocky Graziano

Pier Angeli

Pier Angeli

Norma Graziano

Everett Sloane

Everett Sloane

Irving Cohen

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Ma Barbella

Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo

Romolo

Harold J. Stone

Harold J. Stone

Nick Barbella

Joseph Buloff

Joseph Buloff

Benny

Arch Johnson

Arch Johnson

Heldon

Sammy White

Sammy White

Whitey Bimstein

Robert P. Lieb

D. A. Hogan

Theodore Newton

Theodore Newton

Edward Eagan

Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen

Fidel (uncredited)

Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Ringside Photographer (uncredited)

Leon Alton

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

William Boyett

William Boyett

Military Policeman (uncredited)

Bart Braverman

Bart Braverman

Boy (uncredited)

John Breen

Hearing Specatator (uncredited)

Frank Campanella

Frank Campanella

Detective (uncredited)

Walter Cartier

Polack (uncredited)

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