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1956 • 1h 53min • Approved • Drama

Somebody Up There Likes Me

"A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!"

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

IMDb 7.5

RT 86%

Director

Robert Wise

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Rocky Graziano

Ernest Lehman

Rowland Barber

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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

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Joseph Buloff Benny

Arch Johnson Heldon

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Robert P. Lieb D. A. Hogan

Theodore Newton Edward Eagan

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