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Monkey on My Back

Monkey on My Back (1957)

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Release Date: May 29, 1957 Wide

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The painfully true story of welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross is detailed in Monkey on My Back. Cameron Mitchell stars as Ross, whose meteoric ring career is interrupted when he joins the Marines at the outset of WWII. A highly decorated hero, Ross contracts malaria oversees and is given morphine to assuage the pain. By the time he returns to the states, Ross is a confirmed drug addict. Before he can rise to the top again, he must hit rock bottom and his descent into the hell of narcotics

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Classics

Feb 8, 2005

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A well-intentioned but nevertheless unimaginative and dreary biopic on welterweight boxing champion Barney Ross.

June 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
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It was a pretty good movie for what it was. I thought it did a good job with showing the highs and lows.

October 24, 2010
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