Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956 | 1h 53m | Drama, Sports | TV-PG

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Brief Synopsis

Boxing great Rocky Graziano rises above poverty, delinquency, prison and a dishonorable discharge from the US Army to become middleweight champion of the world.

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Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Robert Earl Wise

CAST

Paul Newman

Pier Angeli

Everett Sloane

Eileen Heckart

Sal Mineo

Harold J. Stone

Joseph Buloff

Sammy White

Arch Johnson

Robert P. Lieb

Theodore Newton

PRODUCERS

Charles Schnee

WRITERS

Ernest Lehman

Rocky Graziano

Rowland Barber

Host Intros

01:48
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
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Ben Mankiewicz introduces Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.
02:22
Eddie Muller Intro -- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
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TCM's Eddie Muller introduces Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.
01:38
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Intro Aired: Sep 2017
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.
01:35
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Intro Aired: Jan 2016
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.
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Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Intro Aired: Feb 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.

Related Videos

03:16
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) -- (Movie Clip) We Got Work To Do
Clip
Just out of the joint, Rocky Graziano (Paul Newman) with sidekick Romolo (Sal Mineo) gathers the old gang, Steve McQueen (as "Fidel," probably his only Latin-named character) and Ralph Vitti (as "Shorty"), in Robert Wise's boxer-biopic Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.
01:00
Regis Philbin -- (Movie Promo) Guest Programmer
Promo
Original promo for TCM Guest Programmer Regis Philbin, appearing with Robert Osborne Tuesday, September 4th, starting at 8pm ET, introducing four of his favorite films.
03:01
Somebody Up There Likes Me -- (Movie Ciip) Breach Of Promise
Clip
Hanging with confidant and deli owner Benny (Joseph Buloff), Rocky Graziano (Paul Newman) takes note when Norma (Pier Angeli), already introduced to him by his sister, shows up asking directions, in Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956, directed by Robert Wise.
03:26
Somebody Up There Likes Me - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
Paul Newman stars in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), the true story of champion boxer Rocky Graziano.
03:06
Somebody Up There Likes Me -- (Movie Ciip) I See The Devil!
Clip
Following the childhood vignette, Rocky (Paul Newman) still running from the cops, first with Ma (Eileen Heckart) then with his ex-fighter inebriate dad (Harold J. Stone), in Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956, from Ernest Lehman's screenplay.
03:59
Somebody Up There Likes Me -- (Movie Clip) Rocky What?
Clip
Memorable scene shot at the real Stillman's Gym on West 57th, in which Rocky (Paul Newman) meets proprietor Lou (Matt Crowley) and manager Cohen (Everett Sloane), adopting a new name along the way, in Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956.

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