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The Young Fighter (1953)
Directed by Leo Hurwitz
Documentary · 29m
Directed by Hurwitz for the CBS Omnibus program, The Young Fighter is a moving portrait of a young boxer who faces key life decisions as he tries to balance his responsibilities to his family and to his sport. The film played an important role in the history of the documentary. It is the very first broadcast example of the technique that came to be known as cinema vérité.
Crew
- Director
- Leo Hurwitz
- Director of Photography
- Fons Iannelli
- Producer
- Leo Hurwitz
Details
- Release date
- 1953-12-20
- Runtime
- 29m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America