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Directed by
Mark Robson 
 
Writing credits
Budd Schulberg (novel)

Philip Yordan (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

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)
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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)
 
Crew believed to be complete

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