The Harder They Fall

1956 film by Mark Robson
Movie film Q1511625
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Harder They Fall

Summary

The Harder They Fall is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Harder They Fall's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Harder They Fall was directed by Mark Robson[4].
  • Philip Yordan wrote the screenplay for The Harder They Fall[5].
  • The Harder They Fall's composer is recorded as Hugo Friedhofer[6].
  • The Harder They Fall's genre is drama film[7].
  • The Harder They Fall's genre is boxing film[8].
  • The Harder They Fall's based on is recorded as The Harder They Fall[9].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Humphrey Bogart[10].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Rod Steiger[11].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Jan Sterling[12].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Nehemiah Persoff[13].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Harold J. Stone[14].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Jersey Joe Walcott[15].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Max Baer[16].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Jack Albertson[17].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Michael Lane[18].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Val Avery[19].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Edward Andrews[20].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Patricia Dane[21].
  • A cast member of The Harder They Fall was Peter Leeds[22].
  • The Harder They Fall was produced by Philip Yordan[23].
  • The Harder They Fall's production company is recorded as Columbia Pictures[24].
  • The Harder They Fall's director of photography is recorded as Burnett Guffey[25].
  • The original language of The Harder They Fall was English[26].
  • The Harder They Fall's Commons category is recorded as The Harder They Fall[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Harder They Fall was produced by Philip Yordan[23]. It was directed by Mark Robson[4]. Philip Yordan wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Humphrey Bogart[10], Rod Steiger[11], Jan Sterling[12], Nehemiah Persoff[13], Harold J. Stone[14], and Jersey Joe Walcott[15].

Publication

Publication dates include April 1956[28], March 31, 1956[29], and May 14, 1956[30]. The original language of The Harder They Fall was English[26]. Genres include drama film[7] and boxing film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[31].

Subject and Themes

The Harder They Fall's main subject is boxing[32].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[33] and 100%[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Harder They Fall's after a work by is recorded as Budd Schulberg[35].

Why It Matters

The Harder They Fall ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,233 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Harder They Fall. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2
MLA “The Harder They Fall.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Harder They Fall}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Harder They Fall — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2 (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-harder-they-fall-q1511625-2 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14h ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1956-04-00T00:00:00Z, +1956-03-31T00:00:00Z, +1956-05-14T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Philip Yordan
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+109'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.