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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instanceOf biographical drama film
film
about a boxer’s career and personal downfall
a war hero’s struggle with addiction
basedOn life of Barney Ross
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts World War II combat
morphine addiction
professional boxing
featuresCharacter Barney Ross NERFINISHED
follows Barney Ross’s military service in World War II
Barney Ross’s morphine addiction
Barney Ross’s struggle for redemption
rise of Barney Ross as a boxer
genre biographical film
drama film
hasTheme boxing
drug addiction
redemption
war trauma
mainSubject Barney Ross NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus consequences of wartime injury
fight against substance dependence
rise and fall of a sports hero
originalLanguage English
portrays Barney Ross as a war hero
Barney Ross’s postwar struggles
portraysAs Barney Ross as both boxer and Marine
setting World War II NERFINISHED
boxing world

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Cameron Mitchell notableWork Monkey on My Back (1957 film)