Somebody Up There Likes Me (film)
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- This article is about a movie. There is also a song called "Somebody Up There Likes Me".
| Somebody Up There Likes Me | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Wise |
| Produced by | Charles Schnee |
| Written by | Ernest Lehman |
| Starring | Paul Newman Pier Angeli Everett Sloane |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | 1956 |
| Running time | 114 min |
| IMDb profile | |
Somebody Up There Likes Me is a 1956 motion picture based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. Joseph Ruttenberg was awarded a 1956 Oscar in the category of Best Cinematography (Black and White). The film was also notable for being one of Paul Newman's first starring roles and for being the first film Steve McQueen appeared in. It also marked the film debuts of Frank Campanella, Robert Loggia and George C. Scott. All four actors only had bit parts. James Dean was first cast for the role of Rocky, before his death in 1955 in an automobile accident. The unknown Newman was chosen as a last minute replacement. The film was directed by Robert Wise who also edited Citizen Kane and later directed The Sand Pebbles, West Side Story, and the mega-blockbuster, The Sound of Music.
[edit] Main cast
- Paul Newman as Rocky Graziano
- Pier Angeli as Norma Graziano
- Everett Sloane
- Eileen Heckart
- Sal Mineo
- Ray Stricklyn
Somebody Up There Likes Me is also a song by David Bowie, appearing on his album Young Americans.
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