The Fighter (1952 film)

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The Fighter
The Fighter FilmPoster.jpeg
Directed byHerbert Kline
Screenplay byAben Kandel
Herbert Kline
Based on"The Mexican"
by Jack London
Produced byAlex Gottlieb
StarringRichard Conte
CinematographyJames Wong Howe
Edited byEdward Mann
Music byVincente Gomez
Production
company
Alex Gottlieb Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • May 23, 1952 (1952-05-23)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Fighter is a 1952 American film noir boxing film based on the 1911 short story "The Mexican" by Jack London. The film is directed by Herbert Kline and produced by Alex Gottlieb. Kline and Aben Kandel wrote the adapted screenplay. The film was released by United Artists in the United States on May 23, 1952.

Plot[]

A boxer, in Mexico, sets out to avenge the murder of his family by using the money from his winnings to purchase weapons.

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See also[]

Further reading[]

  • Romano, Frederick V. (2004). "The Fighter". The Boxing Filmography: American Features, 1920–2003. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-0-7864-1793-3.

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