| Humphrey Bogart | ... | Eddie Willis | |
| Rod Steiger | ... | Nick Benko | |
| Jan Sterling | ... | Beth Willis | |
| Mike Lane | ... | Toro Moreno | |
| Max Baer | ... | Buddy Brannen | |
| Jersey Joe Walcott | ... | George | |
| Edward Andrews | ... | Jim Weyerhause | |
| Harold J. Stone | ... | Art Leavitt, TV sportscaster | |
| Carlos Montalbán | ... | Luís Agrandi | |
| Nehemiah Persoff | ... | Leo | |
| Felice Orlandi | ... | Vince Fawcett | |
| Herbie Faye | ... | Max | |
| Rusty Lane | ... | Danny McKeogh | |
| Jack Albertson | ... | Pop | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Val Avery | ... | Frank (uncredited) | |
| Emily Belser | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Phil Berger | ... | Boxer being knocked out in Bakersfield (uncredited) | |
| Tony Blankley | ... | Benko Child (uncredited) | |
| Penny Carpenter | ... | Benko child (uncredited) | |
| Marian Carr | ... | Alice (uncredited) | |
| Tina Carver | ... | Mrs. Benko (uncredited) | |
| George Cisar | ... | Fight Manager (uncredited) | |
| Pat Comiskey | ... | Gus Dundee (uncredited) | |
| Lillian Culver | ... | Mrs. Wilson Harding (uncredited) | |
| Jack Daly | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Patricia Dane | ... | Shirley (uncredited) | |
| Vinnie De Carlo | ... | Joey (uncredited) | |
| Elaine Edwards | ... | Vince's girl friend (uncredited) | |
| Abel Fernandez | ... | Chief Firebird (uncredited) | |
| Paul Frees | ... | Priest (uncredited) | |
| Robert Fuller | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Gamble | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Everett Glass | ... | Minister (uncredited) | |
| Michael Granger | ... | Gus Dundee's Doctor (uncredited) | |
| Joe Greb | ... | Joey Greb-played himself (uncredited) | |
| Frank Hagney | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| Sam Harris | ... | Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited) | |
| William Henry | ... | Fight Arena Locker Room Guart (uncredited) | |
| Tommy Herman | ... | Tommy (uncredited) | |
| Joe Herrera | ... | Referee (uncredited) | |
| Charles Horvath | ... | Fighter (uncredited) | |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Don Kohler | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Peter Leeds | ... | Ring announcer, Dundee fight (uncredited) | |
| Mort Mills | ... | Reporter in hospital (uncredited) | |
| Diana Mumby | ... | Vince's girl friend (uncredited) | |
| Matt Murphy | ... | Sailor Rigazzo (uncredited) | |
| Richard Norris | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Stafford Repp | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| William Roerick | ... | Mrs. Harding's lawyer (uncredited) | |
| Sandy Sanders | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Cosmo Sardo | ... | Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited) | |
| Mark Scott | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| J. Lewis Smith | ... | Brannen's manager (uncredited) | |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited) | |
| Hal Taggart | ... | Fight Crowd Extra (uncredited) | |
| Charles Tannen | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Tovey | ... | Fight rooter (uncredited) | |
| Russ Whiteman | ... | Reporter (uncredited) | |
| Ulysses Williams | ... | Boxer being knocked out in Salinas (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Mark Robson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Budd Schulberg | (novel) | |
| Philip Yordan | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Philip Yordan | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hugo Friedhofer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Burnett Guffey | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jerome Thoms | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Flannery | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| William Kiernan | |||
| Alfred E. Spencer | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Clay Campbell | .... | makeup artist | |
| Helen Hunt | .... | hair stylist | |
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Milton Feldman | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Lambert E. Day | .... | sound (as Lambert Day) | |
| John P. Livadary | .... | recording supervisor (as John Livadary) | |
Stunts | |||
| Wally Rose | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Richard H. Kline | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator | |
| Lionel Newman | .... | conductor | |
Other crew | |||
| John Indrisano | .... | technical advisor | |
| Curtis Harrington | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) | |
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Most important athletic events where money is involved are fertile fields of exploitation for Hollywood. Boxing is no exception. Some of the best fights scenes in 'The Champion' and 'Somebody Up There Likes me' have inspired bigger movies, like ' Rocky ' or 'Raging Bull.' This film is a tribute to those who wish they could outlaw the sport of Boxing altogether. "The Harder They Fall" is to say the least an expose of the brutal sport of boxing. The story centers on Eddie Willis (Humphrey Bogart) a down-on-his-luck sports writer. Unable to sell his talent, Willis trades his unsoiled reputation. His ruthless employer is Nick Benko (Rod Steiger) an unscrupulous boxing promoter who with the help of his unsympathetic organization seek to make a fortune off their newest discovery. That unfortunate victim is an enormous Argentinian boxing giant named Toro Moreno ( Mike Lane). With the help of Willis, Benko sets Toro up to fight the established contenders in boxing gaining a legendary reputation of invincibility all the way up to the Top. What Toro does not know is that all his fights are staged, that is, all but the title fight where the heavy weight champion of the world Buddy Brannen, (Max Baer) is not in on 'the fix.' Willis discovers his innocent friend Toro is in mortal danger, tried to help him escape with some dignity. His dignity, nor the boxer's life is not important to Benko who has plans of reselling his 'property.' The movie is a statement on the state of professional Boxing in the U.S. and it's showing is a wake-up call to anyone who'd like to see the raw brutality it has become. Top notch acting by Jan Sterling as Beth Willis and Harold J. Stone is a bonus. ****