Year: 1956
Runtime: 73 mins
Language: English
Director: Ralph Nelson
A faded heavyweight champion, battered by years of head trauma, is taken advantage of by his manager, while a caring young woman fights to restore his dignity and help him reclaim his self‑respect within the gritty world of boxing, where his former glory is all but forgotten.
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