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Flesh and Fury

1952 · 83 min

A somber, character-driven boxing noir that explores disability and manipulation with emotional heft and moral ambiguity.

Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Genres
Drama
Tagline
FURY IN HIS FISTS!...two kinds of women in his arms!
Overview
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight manager 'Pop' Richardson. For a time, Sonya has the upper hand with Paul, but ultimately a rival appears in the shape of upper-crust reporter Ann Hollis. With a 3-way fight under way for influence over Paul, he takes matters into his own hands, but learns that getting what he wanted isn't necessarily a happy ending.

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Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Written by
Bernard Gordon
Starring
Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman, Wallace Ford, Connie Gilchrist, Katherine Locke, Harry Shannon, Louis Jean Heydt
Music
Hans J. Salter
Cinematography
Irving Glassberg
Runtime
83 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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