Day of the Fight is a 1951 American short subject documentary film shot in black-and-white and also 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.
Story
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.
The film opens with a short section on boxing's history, and then follows Cartier through his day, as he prepares for the 10 P.M. bout that night. He eats breakfast in his West 12th Street apartment in Greenwich Village, then goes to early mass and eats lunch at his favorite restaurant. At 4 P.M., he starts preparations for the fight. By 8 P.M., he is waiting in his dressing room at Laurel Gardens in Newark, New Jersey for the fight to begin.
We then see the fight itself, where he comes out victorious in a short match
Cast
Douglas Edwards as Narrator (voice only)
Walter Cartier as Himself (uncredited)
Vincent Cartier as Himself - Walter's twin brother (uncredited)
Nat Fleischer as Himself - boxing historian (uncredited)
Bobby James as Himself - Walter's opponent (uncredited)
Stanley Kubrick as Himself - man at ringside with camera (uncredited)
Alexander Singer as Himself -man at ringside with camera (uncredited)
Judy Singer as Herself - female fan in crowd (uncredited)
Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Produced by Stanley Kubrick
Jay Bonafield (uncredited)
Written by Robert Rein
(narration)
Stanley Kubrick
Narrated by Douglas Edwards
Music by Gerald Fried
Cinematography Stanley Kubrick
Alexander Singer
Editing by Julian Bergman
Stanley Kubrick (uncredited)
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s) April 26, 1951
Running time 16 minutes
Country United States
Language English
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