Somebody Up There Likes Me
A Girl Can Lift A Fellow To The Skies!
Country
Production
Genre
Budget
$1 920 000
Box office
$1 915 000
Director
Actors
Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Sal Mineo, Harold J. Stone, Joseph Buloff, Arch Johnson, Sammy White, Robert P. Lieb
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Charles Schnee
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Albert Akst
Whole Team (27)
Whole Team (27)
Short description
The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
What's left behind the scenes
- James Dean was supposed to play the main role in the film, but he tragically died in a car accident just days before filming began, and the role was given to Paul Newman.
- Eileen Heckart, who played Rocky's mother, is only 6 years older than Paul Newman.
- Newman's previous film, the period drama "The Silver Chalice," had been a failure, and the actor approached this role with maximum responsibility. He insisted on two weeks of rehearsals before filming began. Newman spent a lot of time in the gym to convincingly portray a boxer, learning boxing techniques, sparring with professionals, including Tony Zale, who also appeared in the film, and communicating with Rocky Graziano himself.
- James Dean was originally cast in the lead role, but he died tragically in a car accident a few days before filming began, and the role was given to Paul Newman.
- Eileen Heckart, who plays Rocky's mother, is only six years older than Paul Newman.
- Newman's previous film, the costume drama 'The Silver Chalice,' had been a failure, so the actor approached his role this time with maximum responsibility. He insisted on two weeks of rehearsals before filming began. Newman spent a great deal of time in the gym to look convincing as a boxer, mastered boxing techniques, sparred with professionals—including Tony Zale, who also appeared in the film—and spoke with Rocky Graziano himself.
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Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
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