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The Harder They Fall

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The Harder They Fall

1972

1h 7m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A Czech TV film adaptation of Budd Schulberg's novel The Harder They Fall, which had previously been made as the 1956 US movie of the same name starring Humphrey Bogart and Rod Steiger.

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Československá televize Brno

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Josef Abrhám

Josef Abrhám

Eddie

Eva Tučková

Beth

Rudolf Jurda

Nick Latka

Helena Blehárová

Ruby

Alois Liškutín

Danny

Oldřich Velen

Oldřich Velen

Vinemann

Alena Walterová

Shirley

Josef Štefl

Acosta

Franta Kocourek

Toro Molina

Jiří Dušek

Doc

Creative team

Directed by: Petr Tuček
Written by: Jiří Blažek

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