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Body and Soul

John Garfield (Actor), Lilli Palmer (Actor), Robert Rossen (Director) Rated:
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Genre Mystery & Suspense/Film Noir, Mystery & Suspense
Format Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC, Original recording remastered
Contributor William Conrad, Bob Roberts, John Garfield, Abraham Polonsky, Lilli Palmer, Anne Revere, Robert Rossen, Joseph Pevney, Hazel Brooks See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 46 minutes
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John Garfield delivers as Oscar nominated performance in this knockout story of driving ambition that stands as a classic of it's genre. Garfield stars as Charley Davis, a strong-willed young prizefighter whose ruthless quest for a shot at the title forces him to mortgage his humanity to a corrupt boxing syndicate. But when faced with the chance to regain his self-respect, Charley climbs into the ring one last time in an unforgettable climatic fight scene shot by two time Oscar winner James Wong Howe (Hud). Widely regarded as one of the best boxing stories ever made, BODY AND SOUL boasts a strong supporting cast, an Oscar nominated screenplay by Abraham Polonsky (FORCE OF EVIL) and 1947 Academy Award for Best Editing. Directed by Robert Rossen (THE HUSTLER).

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.37:1
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ OLV451DVD
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Rossen
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC, Original recording remastered
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 46 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ July 31, 2012
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, William Conrad, Anne Revere
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Bob Roberts
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Olive
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0080JG2L4
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Abraham Polonsky
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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m-chan
5.0 out of 5 stars The Great John Garfield's Oscar-Nominated Performance
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2023
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This is one of the best boxing films I've ever seen. Its plot focuses on the corruption in and around the boxing ring, and how a young guy from the tough side of town compromises himself to succeed as a fighter—and ultimately is faced with a crisis of conscience and serious choice.

Abraham Polonsky, the scriptwriter, was nominated for an Oscar, and so was John Garfield, one of the best actors ever to appear in movies, who was unjustly blacklisted and died not long afterwards at age 39. James Wong Howe, a former boxer, is the cinematographer of Body and Soul, and his work appears to have influenced Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" quite a bit. It's all good, with John Garfield remaining the best.

BTW, even if you don't get into boxing, you may like this movie and certain other classic boxing films. I always dismissed them, only having seen "Rocky" (not a fan) and "Raging Bull" (okay). Then I saw Robert Wise's early film "The Set-Up," with another great actor, Robert Ryan, and was astonished. After that "Requiem for a Heavyweight." Then "Body and Soul." Then quite a few more. They are all incredibly good films, and have led me to believe boxing is a sport that really lends itself to filmmaking.
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Barbara Ancelet
5.0 out of 5 stars John Garfield was a great actor, period
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
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John Garfield was a great actor, period. So I agree with those customer reviewers who appreciate his work. My only problem with Body and Soul is that even if you are seeing it for the first time, the ending is pretty predictable. However, there are some twists and turns in it that give it a realistic touch that leaves you wondering about your prediction. And also his boxing looks and moves are totally convincing. . . and fierce in a way that underscores the deepest meaning of this film. Music, photography and acting from all the cast are excellent. My favorite Garfield film, by the way, is Force of Evil. One of the best crime movies out there. Again great camera work, fine acting from everybody; and the musical score by David Raksin, is one of he very best I've ever heard. After watching one or both of these films, try Humoresque. It's Garfield, yet it isn't the one in the two movies just mentioned. From tough guy to violin virtuoso? He could do pretty much anything he wanted and make it completely believable. What a performer! And how lucky we are to have access to his work in very high quality transfers to disk.
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gail kushner
5.0 out of 5 stars the best boxing movie ever made in my opinion
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2023
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i remember my father watching the "fights" every week from madison square garden as i was growing up this movie recreates the the whole picture the excitement the sordid details of the rackets the hunger of the boxers hoping to become famous and rich the exploitation it pulls no punches (get it?)
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M. Oleson
4.0 out of 5 stars 3 1/2 stars for a fine early film about boxing
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2017
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After recently complaining about another boxing movie (“Bleed For This” which isn’t bad) hitting the streets and more on the way, why would I want to watch this old story. Frankly the plot isn’t new but it was for the time. The film has been sitting on my shelf, begging to be watched and then I remembered why I bought it. It stars John Garfield who was nominated for an Oscar. He’s also one of my favorite actors whose career was cut short by McCarthyism and an early death at 39. The film is essentially the life story of boxing champion Barney Ross. When Ross became involved in a heroin scandal, the character became Charley Davis (Garfield).

Davis helped out his father in his store and boxed for fun. When his father was killed in a gangland explosion, Charley decided to make a career out of it, much to his mother’s (Anne Revere) dismay. The film also starred the excellent Lilli Palmer as Peg, Charley’s artist fiancé. Peg supported Charley’s decision to fight, at least until he got caught up in the sport’s dark underbelly, organized crime. Charley’s manager, Quinn (William Conrad) becomes a shill for a mobster named Roberts (Lloyd Gough). Everything is going well until a new, younger up-and-comer works his way up to a title fight with Davis. Roberts and one of his goons are partially responsible for the death of Charley’s best friend, Shorty (Joseph Pevney). That and the memory of an experience years earlier when Charley almost killed a fighter, bring to a head where Charley’s morals and capitalistic opportunities collide.

Frankly the film is a bit tired by today’s standards but was certainly original for its day. Directed by Robert Rossen (“The Hustler”) there is no denying the excellent acting and screenplay (Abraham Polonsky). In addition to Garfield and Polonsky’s Oscar nominations, the movie won the Oscar for editing (Francis D. Lyon and Robert Parrish). The film has some ground breaking fight sequences shot by legendary cinematographer James Wong Howe. The title references the 1930 Johnny Green song which has been performed by nearly every jazz artist from Coleman Hawkins to the Tony Bennet & Amy Winehouse duet.
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Chris B
5.0 out of 5 stars Body & Soul (1947) Garfield At His Very Best!
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2014
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John Garfield as Charley Davis and Lili Palmer, as Peg Born ignite the screen as two unlikely people who meet and fall in love. She, an unknown artist and he, an up and coming small time fighter whose only matches thus far have been in the neighborhood rings poverty and small time crooks dictate. When his father is accidentally killed Charley begins to fight for real money so can support his mother, amply played by the wonderful character actress, Anne Revere, who abhors fighting. Up from the streets of New York comes a winning boxer to whom money means more than anything else in the world. Fight after fight sees Charley becoming wealthier yet more and more ensnared in the trap laid for him by a big time promoter who plays for large stakes and who arranges bets, wins and losses within the ring! In the end, Charley must make the decision his career, his entire future and his integrity hinges on. Great performances by Garfield and the entire cast.

Anne Revere, in her usual flawless interpretation, sparkles as the mother who knows her son all too well
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Spectator
5.0 out of 5 stars John Garfield in einem Boxerdrama
Reviewed in Germany on July 31, 2016
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Dies ist für mich der beste Film aus dem Boxermilieu, den ich kenne. Nicht zuletzt auch wegen der melancholisch, gefühlvollen Musik von Johnny Green. "Body and Soul" ist ein Klassiker des Jazz, der noch heute zum festen Repertoire von Jazzpianisten, Combos und Big Bands gehört. Der Film ist in Deutschland in den Kinos unter dem Titel "Jagd nach Millionen" erschienen. Charly Davis wird gegen den Willen seiner Mutter Anna (Annie Revere) Berufsboxer. Ihm bleibt auch nichts anderes übrig, weil das Süßwarengeschäft seines Vaters David (Art Smith) von Gangstern zerbombt wird. So geht er mit seinem Manager Quinn (William Conrad) auf Tour und schlägt jeden Gegner k.o.! Als er nach New York zurückkehrt, gilt er als aussichtsreichster Kandidat auf die Meisterschaft. Er engagiert den ehemaligen Profiboxer Ben (Canada Lee) als Trainer. Aber verführt vom "süßen Leben" macht er einen entscheidenden Fehler: Er verkauft sich an den mafiösen Gangster Roberts (Lloyd Gough), der einen Kampf mit Charly "verschieben" will, um Wettgelder zu kassieren. Charly soll einen guten Teil davon erhalten. Parallel zu diesen Ereignissen läuft die Lovestory mit Peggy Born (Lilli Palmer). Es ist ein ständiges Auf und Ab, zumal es noch eine sehr attraktive Dame Alice (Hazel Brooks) gibt, die ihm den Kopf verdreht. Regisseur Robert Rossen hat 1947 ein Meisterwerk des Film Noir mit diesem Film geschaffen. Schonungslos beleuchtet er die Welt abseits des Boxrings, die Machenschaften der Gangster und die Schicksale der ausgebeuteten Boxer. Der Film ist packend und realistisch und reißt den Zuschauer von Anfang bis Ende mit. Das Bild ist FullScreen 4:3 (Schwarz/Weiß), der Ton Mono, die Sprache Deutsch. Keine Extras. Das Bild ist etwas unscharf, das ist eben dem Produktionsjahr geschuldet und leicht zu verschmerzen.
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MFJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sur toute la ligne !
Reviewed in Canada on February 6, 2013
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Le produit m'a été livré dans le délai prévu. La qualité mentionnée était exacte. Je suis très satisfait et je recommande fortement ce vendeur. Excellent sur toute la ligne !
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5.0 out of 5 stars film noir exceptionnel...
Reviewed in France on November 30, 2009
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Body And Soul (Sang et or en français...) n'est pas vraiment un film sur la boxe à la manière d'un  Raging Bull  ou d'un  Rocky Balboa , mais plutôt un film noir autour du "noble art". La boxe n'est qu'un prétexte à cette étude sociale sur la pauvreté new-yorkaise des années 40. Quand Robert Rossen tourne ce film en 1947, il est sérieusement épaulé par une bande de jeunes copains qui deviendront à leur tour de sacrés cinéastes :  Robert Aldrich  est assistant à la réalisation et  Abraham Polonsky  le scénariste. Quant à son acteur, John Garfield (le Gabin du Bronx), c'est peut-être là son plus beau rôle avec  Force of Evil , tourné l'année suivante, ou encore  Le Facteur sonne toujours deux fois . Mais Body And Soul est vraiment à part. Sa poésie en fait un chef d'œuvre absolu. Tout est parfait dans ce film, tant il est traversé par la grâce...

Mon affection est donc sans commune mesure pour ce fleuron du septième art. Outre les raisons évoquées plus haut, c'est aussi l'alchimie du couple John Garfield/Lili Parker, d'une beauté à couper le souffle, dont chaque réapparition me fait dire ceci : oui, voilà pourquoi j'aime le Cinéma : un casting impeccable un sens de la dramaturgie exceptionnel, de l'humour, une belle histoire d'amour et cette dose d'humanisme, autant de qualités qui rendent ce films si précieux.

Ensuite, John Garfield, comme Abraham Polonsky,  Jules Dassin , Fred Zinnemann et bien d'autres encore ont été black-listés peu de temps après la réalisation de ce long-métrage. Rossen s'en sortira beaucoup mieux que Polonsky. Mais pas Garfield qui décèdera d'une crise cardiaque en 1952. La chasse aux sorcières lancée par la commission des activités anti-américaines du sénateur McCarthy n'en épargera pas beaucoup. Un vrai traumatisme. Cela dit, ni Robert Rossen (mort en 1966) ni Ab Polonsky (1910-1999) n'auront cette amertume et ce sentiment de vengeance à l'égard d'Hollywood. Ils entretiendront vis à vis de l'industrie du cinéma, et de la politique en général, une certaine distance de bon aloi...

Enfin, Body and Soul, est avec  The Set Up/Nous Avons Gagné Ce Soir  (de Robert Wise) l'un de ces rares films noirs où triomphent la force morale des personnages, alors qu'au début, on ne donnait pas cher de leur peau. Rien à voir avec un happy ending superficiel, imposée par la Production. Seulement, des personnages qui arrivent à se remettre en question à une étape décisive de leur vie. Magistral. Bref, voici un film dont la liberté de ton a de quoi surprendre. Body and Soul serait peut-être le premier film indépendant (il n'a pas été produit par une major mais par le mythique studio Enterprise).

Et pourtant, le classicisme de la réalisation est évident, l'étude des personnages exceptionnelle (brillamment soutenue par la photographie de James Wong Howe). La mise en scène est un modèle du genre, à commencer par ce long travelling avant, pour le générique, où l'on suit Garfield dans son sommeil, en plein cauchemar. Cadrages rigoureux, ombres pesantes et lumières striées, plans séquences d'une qualité bluffante, comme cette scène finale de cinq minutes sans coupure, sur le ring... Un savoir faire prodigieux. A noter, enfin, la musique très jazz de Body and Soul, standard immortalisé par Coleman Hawkins. Le thème traverse tout le film sans le plomber, bien au contraire...

Quand il réalise ce film, Robert Rossen n'a pas quarante ans. Mais il a derrière lui une sacrée expérience : théâtre, scénario (à la Warner, ses talents d'écrivain, la solidité de ses constructions dramatiques font de lui un personnage incontournable. Raoul Walsh et Michael Curtiz font appel à ses services pour  Roaring Twenties  et Sea Wolf/Le Vaisseau Fantôme - indisponible en dvd). Il fait aussi partie de cette génération (avec Abraham Polonsky, Jules Dassin et Elia Kazan) bien décidée à exprimer leur point de vue politique et social. Après avoir réalisé L'heure du crime (polar lui aussi indisponible), il réalise ce chef d'œuvre qui sera source de polémique. A la différence de Fritz Lang, et parce qu'il travaille pour une production indépendante, il aura l'occasion rêvée d'avoir un acteur noir qui jouera le rôle du coach de Charlie Tiger (Canada Lee).

Synopsis du film : Charlie Davis (dit Charlie Tiger) est boxeur amateur. Il est vite repéré par un agent qui le pousse à continuer dans cette voie. Alors, bien sûr, Charlie persévère, d'autant plus qu'il hait de toutes ses forces la pauvreté de son quartier et de sa famille (ses parents tiennent une brocante où l'on vend des livres...). Très vite, il s'éloigne des conseils de sa mère (superbe interprétation d'Anne Revere que l'on avait remarquée dans ce film d'Otto Preminfer, Fallen Angels/Crime Passionnel). Peg, la femme qui l'aime, une jeune étudiante à l'école des beaux arts (Lili Parker), et même son ami Shorty (Joseph Pevney qui rappelle étrangement Joseph Cotten...) ne pourront le dissuader. Bien sûr, il va s'en remettre à un autre organisateur peu scrupuleux cette fois-ci (l'un des tueurs du film de Siodmak...). D'amateur qu'il est, on lui promet la lune. Il peut devenir professionnel et se faire un max de tunes. La tentation est trop belle... Comment tout cela va-t-il finir? Et bien, vous le saurez en voyant ce superbe film.

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PS. La qualité du dvd est superbe. L'image est restaurée et me paraît bien plus nette que dans Force of Evil. Pas de bonus exceptionnel, sinon la filmographie sommaire du cinéaste et des acteurs. Langues : VO uniquement avec sous-titres français. A noter enfin que Robert Aldrich réalisera quelques années plus tard un  film  en hommage à John Garfield et Body And Soul...
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5.0 out of 5 stars .
Reviewed in France on May 6, 2023
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Monty
5.0 out of 5 stars Knock out
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2009
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A fabulous well constructed movie that deserves repeated viewingss. The structure of the movie and the pacing means this film has held up well through the years. A wonderfully intelligent performance by John Garfield keeps you rooting for a character that in lesser hands would be cliched and one dimensional.
The cast in many of these old movies were always deep in talent making even a 'minor' character memorable. A true classic.
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