The story of boxer Rocky Graziano's rise from juvenile delinquent to world champ.
Paul Newman
as Rocky Graziano
Pier Angeli
as Norma Graziano
Everett Sloane
as Irving Cohen
Eileen Heckart
as Ma Barbella
Sal Mineo
as Romolo
Harold J. Stone
as Nick Barbella
Joseph Buloff
as Benny
Arch Johnson
as Heldon
Sammy White
as Whitey Bimstein
Robert P. Lieb
as D. A. Hogan
Theodore Newton
as Edward Eagan
Steve McQueen
as Fidel (uncredited)