Body and Soul (1947) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Rossen |
| Producer(s) | Bob Roberts |
| Top Genres | Drama, Film Noir, Sports |
| Top Topics | Boxing |
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Body and Soul Overview:
Body and Soul (1947) was a Drama - Film Noir Film directed by Robert Rossen and produced by Bob Roberts.
Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | John Garfield | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Francis Lyon, Robert Parrish | Won |
| Best Writing | Abraham Polonsky | Nominated |
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Three Comrades (1938) in Body and Soul
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 15, 2021 From 4 Star Films“Germany’s a pretty rough sea if you’re drifting.” – Breuer “But I’m not alone anymore. There are so many drifters!” – Patricia Hollmann Erich Maria Remarque is of course most famous for his work All Quiet on The Western Front, which was adapted ... Read full article
Body and Soul (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsJohn Garfield was never the most dashing of leading men but nevertheless, he was always thoroughly compelling as ambitious working class stiffs during the 1940s. He had a straightforward tenacity about him?like he had to fight his way to the top. At the same time likable and destined for trouble rig... Read full article
Body and Soul (1947)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Aug 29, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsJohn Garfield was never the most dashing of leading men but nevertheless, he was always thoroughly compelling as ambitious working class stiffs during the 1940s. He had a straightforward tenacity about him?like he had to fight his way to the top. At the same time likable and destined for trouble rig... Read full article
AMY Review: Body and Soul
By Michael Nazarewycz on Nov 12, 2015 From ScribeHard on FilmThere’s?this thing called the “27 Club.” ?The notion of it began when musicians Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones), Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison all died between 1969 and 1971, each at age 27 when they passed. ?While other musicians of some repute died at 27, both bef... Read full article
Body and Soul (1925)
By Crystal J. Anderson on Feb 12, 2013 From Classic Film ReviewWriter & Director: Oscar Micheaux Genre: Black/Race Film, Drama, Silent Film Main Cast: Paul Robeson (Reverend Isaiah T. Jenkins / His brother Sylvester) Julia Theresa Russell (Isabelle - the Girl) Mercedes Gilbert (Martha Jane - Her Mother) Lawrence Chenault (Yello-Curley’ Hinds - the Pho... Read full article
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Fight Announcer: I've never seen anything like it before in my life. A great silence has descended over this crowd. They seem to sense the kill. There's fear in Marlowe's eyes as Davis looks for an opening.
Fight Announcer: Davis is following Marlowe around the ring now like a tiger stalking his prey.
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An extremely large number of the cast and crew on the film - writer Abraham Polonsky, actors John Garfield, Anne Revere, Lloyd Gough, Canada Lee, Art Smith, Shimen Ruskin, producer Bob Roberts and even, albeit to a lesser extent, cinematographer James Wong Howe - found themselves either blacklisted or greylisted during the HUAC witch hunts of the 1950s, while director Robert Rossen only avoided that fate by naming names.
"Screen Director's Playhouse" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 11, 1949 with John Garfield and William Conrad reprising their film roles.
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