Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Overview
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,920,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,360,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.249 |
Directed By
Robert Wise
Crew
Robert Wise
Ernest Lehman
Rocky Graziano
John Truwe
William Tuttle
Robert Saunders
Alan Stetson
John Indrisano
Rowland Barber
James E. Newcom
Malcolm Brown
Cedric Gibbons
Edwin B. Willis
Charles Schnee
Bronislau Kaper
Joseph Ruttenberg
Albert Akst
F. Keogh Gleason
William Tuttle
Hank Moonjean
Tom Volpe
Wesley C. Miller
Van Allen James
Warren Newcombe
Lucky Kargo
Robert Franklyn
Miklós Rózsa
Johnny Green
John Indrisano
TOP CAST
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
Arch Johnson
Heldon
Sammy White
Whitey Bimstein
Robert P. Lieb
D. A. Hogan
Theodore Newton
Edward Eagan
Steve McQueen
Fidel (uncredited)
Stanley Adams
Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Fred Aldrich
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Leon Alton
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
William Boyett
Military Policeman (uncredited)
Bart Braverman
Boy (uncredited)
John Breen
Hearing Specatator (uncredited)
Frank Campanella
Detective (uncredited)
Walter Cartier
Polack (uncredited)
Angela Cartwright
Audrey at Age 3 (uncredited)
George Cisar
Fence (uncredited)
Russ Clark
Zale Fight Referee (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Reporter at Sparring Session (uncredited)
Russ Conway
Captain Grifton (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
Bookie (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Captain Lancheck (uncredited)
Matt Crowley
Lou Stillman (uncredited)
Michael Dante
Shorty (uncredited)
Ray Danton
Reporter (voice) (uncredited)
James Dime
Training Spectator (uncredited)
Robert Easton
Corporal Quinbury (uncredited)
John Eldredge
George Niles (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Robert Gardett
Reporter (uncredited)
Tommy Garland
Referee (uncredited)
Sam Gilman
Detective Arresting Rocky (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Trial Spectator (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Donna Jo Gribble
Yolanda Barbella (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Don Haggerty
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Bern Hoffman
Fat Man at Hijacking Attempt (uncredited)
Allen Jaffe
Radio Listener (uncredited)
Dean Jones
Private in Rocky's Tent (uncredited)
Byron Kane
Reporter (uncredited)
Jackie Kelk
George (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
Jack Kenney
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Jess Kirkpatrick
Chicago Reporter (uncredited)
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