The Battler
NR 1955 · 60 min · ★ 6.0 · Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Wandering around America, young Nick Adams encounters a washed-up punch-drunk boxer known as "The Battler".
Directed by Arthur Penn · Written by Ernest Hemingway
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Dewey Martin Nick Adams -
Paul Newman Ad Francis -
Phyllis Kirk The Girl -
Frederick O'Neal Bugs -
Richard Collier Truck Driver - M Marty Green The Counterman
- I Irving Mitchell The Brakeman
- B Ben Miller Tough
- B Bill McLean The Jailer
- L Leslie Kimmell The Bum
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Steven Ritch Murph - W William Justine Johnny
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