Somebody Up There Likes Me

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Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 biographical sports drama film about boxer Rocky Graziano, noted for its gritty realism and an early starring role for Paul Newman.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biographical film
film
sports drama film
academyAwardsWon 2
award Academy Award for Best Art Direction
surface form: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black-and-White

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
surface form: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
basedOn Somebody Up There Likes Me (autobiography)
life of Rocky Graziano
cinematography Joseph Ruttenberg
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts World War II era New York
boxing
director Robert Wise
distributedIn United States of America
surface form: United States
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
editedBy Albert Akst
era 1950s American cinema
filmingLocation Los Angeles
New York City
format black-and-white film
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama
hasTheme overcoming adversity
redemption
leadCharacter Rocky Graziano
mpaaRating Not Rated (original release)
musicBy Bronislau Kaper
notableFor early starring role for Paul Newman
gritty realism
originalLanguage English
portrays middleweight boxing career of Rocky Graziano
producer Charles Schnee
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
releaseDate 1956-07-04
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 113
screenwriter Ernest Lehman
setIn New York City
settingPeriod 1930s
1940s
starring Eileen Heckart
Everett Sloane
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli
Sal Mineo
subject Rocky Graziano

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Robert Wise directed Somebody Up There Likes Me
29th Academy Awards bestArtDirectionBlackAndWhiteWinner Somebody Up There Likes Me
Everett Sloane notableWork Somebody Up There Likes Me
Everett Sloane appearedIn Somebody Up There Likes Me
Betty Lou Keim notableWork Somebody Up There Likes Me
Betty Lou Keim notableRole Somebody Up There Likes Me
this entity surface form: Norma in "Somebody Up There Likes Me"