Somebody Up There Likes Me

Directed by Robert Wise
Not Rated
1956    1h 53mDrama, Biography,
7.586%86%7.3
Rocky Barbella's endured abuse through his young life, First, from his father, and it later run-ins with the law lead him in and out of detention centers and prisons. When it seems he has it together, Rocky's drafted but, refusing to follow Army rules, goes AWOL. He takes up boxing, but when he discovers he has a talent in the ring, his confidence grows to pursue his love interest, and fulfill his potential as a fighter.
  • Paul NewmanRocky Graziano
  • Pier AngeliNorma Graziano
  • Everett SloaneIrving Cohen
  • Eileen HeckartMa Barbella
  • Sal MineoRomolo
  • Harold J. StoneNick Barbella
  • Joseph BuloffBenny
  • Arch JohnsonHeldon
  • Sammy WhiteWhitey Bimstein
  • Robert P. LiebD. A. Hogan
  • Theodore NewtonEdward Eagan
  • Steve McQueenFidel (uncredited)
  • Stanley AdamsRomolo's Attorney (uncredited)
  • Fred AldrichRingside Photographer (uncredited)
  • Leon AltonFight Spectator (uncredited)
  • William BoyettMilitary Policeman (uncredited)
  • Bart BravermanBoy (uncredited)
  • John BreenHearing Specatator (uncredited)
  • Frank CampanellaDetective (uncredited)
  • Walter CartierPolack (uncredited)

Somebody Up There Likes Me Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 18, 2025
    It took me about fifteen minutes to get used to Newman's Italian-American accent. He enthusiastically played the role of Rocky but lacked the smooth charm of his later movies.

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