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Directed by Ralph NelsonOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors Anthony Quinn,
Jack Palance,
Jackie Gleason,
Mickey Rooney,
Keenan Wynn,
Kim HunterRating81%
Après dix sept ans de carrière, le boxeur poids lourds Mountain Rivera est mis K.O. par Cassius Clay. Gravement blessé à l'oeil, il doit raccrocher les gants sous peine de perdre la vue. Avec l'aide de son fidèle soigneur, Army, il se lance alors à la recherche d'un travail. Une assistante sociale se prend d'affection pour ce colosse pathétique et offre la possibilité de devenir moniteur dans un camp de vacances. Mais son entraîneur, criblé de dettes, a d'autres projets pour lui, il entend le reconvertir en catcheur., 1h36
Directed by Ralph NelsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Military humor in filmActors Jackie Gleason,
Steve McQueen,
Tuesday Weld,
Tony Bill,
Tom Poston,
Ed NelsonRating65%
Sergeant Eustis Clay (McQueen) is a peacetime soldier who can't wait to finish his service and move on to bigger, better things. He is a personal favorite of Master Sergeant Maxwell Slaughter (Gleason), a military lifer who is considerably brighter than Eustis but enjoys his company and loyalty., 1h44
Directed by Roy RowlandOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors Mickey Rooney,
Brian Donlevy,
Ann Blyth,
James Dunn,
Tom Tully,
Sam LeveneRating65%
Tommy McCoy is a tough New York City boy, close to his dad, Brian, a performer in vaudeville. One night while his dad's doing a song and dance for the audience as part of a boxing event, Tommy accepts a challenge to step into the ring. He knocks out his opponent., 1h28
Directed by Ralph NelsonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaActors Steve McQueen,
Jackie Gleason,
Tuesday Weld,
Tony Bill,
Tom Poston,
Ed NelsonRating65%
Le sergent Eustis Clay (Steve McQueen), esprit un peu simplet, a pour ami le sergent Maxwell Slaughter (Jackie Gleason). S'ennuyant à mourir dans leur caserne, ils envisagent, pour la vie civile, des projets abracadabrants. Maxwell se fait présenter à une jeune fille immature, Bobby Jo Pepperdine (Tuesday Weld )qui d'abord se moque de lui en raison de son obésité, puis finit par admirer son intelligence et sa culture. Cependant Maxwell ne se fait pas d'illusion sur la suite de cette relation platonique avec la jeune fille et se résigne à rester vieux garçon. Au cours d'une bagarre dans un bar, opposant Eustis à deux sous-officiers sadiques, Maxwell venu défendre son copain, est victime d'un malaise cardiaque et décède, peu de temps après, à l’hôpital après une ultime visite que lui fait Eustis. Resté seul et déboussolé, ce dernier signe un nouveau contrat pour rester dans l'armée., 1h44
Directed by Anatole Litvak,
Jean NegulescoOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Musical,
Crime,
RomanceThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing filmsActors James Cagney,
Ann Sheridan,
John Arthur Kennedy,
Frank Craven,
Anthony Quinn,
Elia KazanRating71%
Cagney plays a truck driver named Danny Kenny, who starts as a New York boxing contender. Ann Sheridan plays his girlfriend, Peggy. Being successful as a boxer, Danny decides to financially help his brother Eddie (Arthur Kennedy) to become a professional musician. Peggy on the other hand, loses her heart to Murray Burns (Anthony Quinn), a professional dancer, and she turns down Danny's proposal in order to go for a dancing career. Embittered by Peggy's refusal, Danny continues to work as a boxer and eventually gets blinded by his opponent during a fight, who has placed some rosin dust onto his gloves. Now blind, Danny works as a newspaper stand operator, while Peggy's career as a dancer did not materialize. The movie ends with Eddie becoming a successful composer who dedicates his first major symphony at Carnegie Hall to his brother, who is listening to the concert on the radio from his newsstand., 1h20
Directed by Alfred E. GreenOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
MusicalThemes Films about animals,
Films about music and musicians,
Sports films,
Films about horses,
Musical films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
Horse sports in filmActors Ronald Sinclair,
Judy Garland,
Mickey Rooney,
C. Aubrey Smith,
Sophie Tucker,
Forrester HarveyRating62%
Cricket West (Garland) is a hopeful actress with a pair of vocal cords that bring down the house. Along with her eccentric aunt, she plays host to the local jockeys, whose leader is the cocky but highly skilled Timmie Donovan (Rooney). When a young English gentleman, Roger Calverton, comes to town convincing Donovan to ride his horse in a high-stakes race, the plot breaks into a speeding gallop. Donovan is disqualified from racing after being set up by his scheming father, with help from Cricket and her aunt, Roger wins the race and Donovan's father is arrested., 1h32
Directed by Edward LudwigOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Action,
RomanceThemes Sports films,
Transport films,
Films about automobiles,
Auto racing films,
Road moviesActors Mickey Rooney,
Allen Jenkins,
Thomas Mitchell,
Mary Hatcher,
Michael O'Shea,
Spring ByingtonRating56%
Billy Coy (Mickey Rooney) from Carrell in California wants to be a race car driver. He manages to get hired as a mechanic by Arthur "Red" Stanley (Thomas Mitchell) at his garage, after mentioning that he is the son of a famous driver called "Cannonball" Coy. Billy's father died in an accident at the Indianapolis 500 a few years ago., 2h24
Directed by Richard FleischerOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Adventure,
Historical,
PeplumThemes Films set in Africa,
Seafaring films,
Films about religion,
Sports films,
Transport films,
Films based on the Bible,
Portrayals of Jesus in filmActors Anthony Quinn,
John Arthur Kennedy,
Jack Palance,
Silvana Mangano,
Harry Andrews,
Vittorio GassmanRating68%
Shortly before the crucifixion of Christ, Pontius Pilate offers to release either Jesus Christ or Barabbas in keeping with the local custom. As the Bible story goes, Barabbas is the one the crowd chooses., 2h3
Directed by Clarence BrownOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy-dramaThemes Films about animals,
Sports films,
Films about horses,
Children's films,
Mise en scène d'un mammifère,
Horse sports in filmActors Mickey Rooney,
Donald Crisp,
Elizabeth Taylor,
Anne Revere,
Angela Lansbury,
Reginald OwenRating72%
National Velvet is the story of a 12-year-old girl, Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), who lives in the small town of Sewels in Sussex, England, who wins a spirited gelding in a raffle and decides to train him for the Grand National steeplechase. She is aided by a penniless young drifter named Mi (or Michael) Taylor (Mickey Rooney), who found Mrs. Brown's name and address among his late father's effects, but is unaware of what it was doing there. Hoping to gain some money from the association, Mi stays at the Browns' home, but Mrs. Brown is unwilling to allow Mi to trade on his father's good name and remains vague about how she knew him. Nevertheless she convinces her husband (Donald Crisp) to hire Mi over his better judgment, and Mi is brought into the home as a hired hand. It is revealed that Mi had been a jockey in Manchester, but his career ended in a collision which resulted in the death of another jockey. Since then Mi has not held a job, and he has come to hate horses. Velvet's horse is named "The Pie," short for "Pirate," the epithet given him by his owner due to the horse jumping clear of his paddock and wrecking things in the village. The man decides to be rid of the Pie, and offers him up in a raffle. Velvet wins The Pie, and on realizing the extent of the horses natural talent, she pleads with Mi to train the horse for the Grand National. He believes it a fools errand, not because of the horse, but because they have no real way to support the effort. He makes his case to Mrs. Brown, but she consents to Velvet's desire to train the horse. Velvet and Mi train the horse and enter him into the race. An experienced jockey is hired to ride him. The night before the race Velvet senses that the jockey hired to ride The Pie has no faith in him, and doesn't believe the horse can win. Velvet convinces Mi to fire the jockey, leaving them without a rider. That night Mi determines to overcome his fears and ride The Pie himself. Instead, he discovers that Velvet has slipped on the jockey's colors, and intends to ride the horse in the race herself. Aware of the dangers of such a race, Mi pleads with Velvet but is unable to dissuade her. As the race unfolds Velvet and The Pie avoid a number of falls, clear all the hurdles and win the race. Elated by their win, Velvet faints and falls off her mount at the finish. As she is revived the race doctor realizes she is not a young man, but a young woman. As such she and The Pie are disqualified, but Velvet knows The Pie proved himself. Velvet becomes a media sensation, declining an offer of £5,000 to travel to Hollywood with The Pie to be filmed. She ran the Pie at the Grand National because he deserved to have a chance. He wasn't an oddity to be stared at. In refusing the offer she states simply: "He wouldn't like being looked at." At the close of the film Mi takes his leave, and Mrs. Brown gives Velvet permission to reveal to him the nature of her relationship with his father. Velvet rides off to catch up with Mi and tell him that his father had been Mrs. Brown's coach when she won the prize as the first woman to swim the English Channel, many years before.