Day of the Fight 73 years old

Day of the Fight

American short subject documentary film in black-and-white, which is notable as the first picture directed by Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick financed the film himself, and it is based on an earlier photo feature he had done as a photographer for Look magazine in 1949. 'Day of the Fight' shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with black middleweight Bobby James, which took place on April 17, 1950.

Credits

Day of the Fight Cast

Name Character
Stanley Kubrick He was 22, 70 years old when he died as Himself (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)
Nat Fleischer He was 63, 84 years old when he died as Himself, boxing historian
Alexander Singer He was 23, now 96 years old as Himself
Walter Cartier He was 27, 71 years old when he died as Himself
Bobby James He was 51, now 21 years old as Himself, Walter's opponent
Vincent Cartier as Himself, Walter's twin brother and manager
Judy Singer as Herself, female fan in crowd (uncredited)

Day of the Fight Crew

Name Department
Gerald Fried as Music. He was 23 (now 96) years old Sound
Stanley Kubrick as Director of Photography. He was 22 (70) years old when He died Camera
Stanley Kubrick as Director. He was 22 (70) years old when He died Directing
Stanley Kubrick as Producer. He was 22 (70) years old when He died Production
Day of the Fight poster
Day of the Fight (73 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, April 26, 1951
  • Runtime: 13 minutes
  • Budget: 3900.00