Monkey on My Back (1957 film)
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Monkey on My Back (1957 film) is a biographical drama about boxer and war hero Barney Ross’s rise, fall into morphine addiction, and struggle for redemption.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Monkey on My Back (1957 film) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
biographical drama film
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film ⓘ |
| about |
a boxer’s career and personal downfall
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a war hero’s struggle with addiction ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Barney Ross ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
World War II combat
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morphine addiction ⓘ professional boxing ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Barney Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Barney Ross’s military service in World War II
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Barney Ross’s morphine addiction ⓘ Barney Ross’s struggle for redemption ⓘ rise of Barney Ross as a boxer ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
boxing
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drug addiction ⓘ redemption ⓘ war trauma ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Barney Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
consequences of wartime injury
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fight against substance dependence ⓘ rise and fall of a sports hero ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
Barney Ross as a war hero
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Barney Ross’s postwar struggles ⓘ |
| portraysAs | Barney Ross as both boxer and Marine ⓘ |
| setting |
World War II
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boxing world ⓘ |
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