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The Battler

The Battler

★ 6.0/10•1955•1h 0m•NR•Comedy•Drama•TV Movie

Wandering around America, young Nick Adams encounters a washed-up punch-drunk boxer known as "The Battler".

Arthur Penn · Director

Ernest Hemingway · Writer

A. E. Hotchner · Screenplay

Sidney Carroll · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 18, 1955

Actors

Dewey Martin

Dewey Martin

Nick Adams

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Ad Francis

Phyllis Kirk

Phyllis Kirk

The Girl

Frederick O'Neal

Frederick O'Neal

Bugs

Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Truck Driver

Marty Green

The Counterman

Irving Mitchell

The Brakeman

Ben Miller

Tough

Bill McLean

The Jailer

Leslie Kimmell

The Bum

Steven Ritch

Steven Ritch

Murph

William Justine

Johnny

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