A boxing drama with Bogart (in his last role) typecast as the sports publicist who finally does the right thing and sets out to expose the syndicate, The Harder They Fall bears the hallmark of its producer/writer Philip Yordan all over it. Robson tries vainly to give the movie the look of a thriller with lots of shadows and bleak lighting, but Yordan consistently returns it to the field of melodrama by setting his drama in the home - as Bogart and his wife Sterling agonize over his job of exposing the fixed fights - rather than in the boxing ring.

Columbia Tri-Star - Region 1 - NTSC vs. Columbia Tri-Star (U.K.) - Region 2,4,5 - PAL vs. Sony Pictures, Turner Classic Movies (Humphrey Bogart: The Columbia Pictures Collection) - Region 1 - NTSC

Columbia Tri-Star

Region 1 - NTSC

1.85:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced
Average Bitrate: 4.60 mb/s
NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s

1.80:1 Original Aspect Ratio

16X9 enhanced
Average Bitrate: 5.12 mb/s
PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.

Columbia Tri-Star

Columbia Tri-Star (U.K.)

English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono , Dubs in French, German, Italian and Spanish.

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.85:1

Edition Details:
• Info and cover for other Bogart films from Columbia.
• 2 unrelated Columbia trailers.

DVD Release Date: January 21th, 2003
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Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen anamorphic - 1.80:1

Edition Details:
• Info and cover for other Bogart films from Columbia.
• 2 unrelated Columbia trailers.
 

Chapters 28

The differences in image quality are a little less pronounced in these editions than in "In a Lonely Place" and "Dead Reckoning".  The PAL edition is marginally softer, but it is very slight indeed. Again we have more audio and subtitle options in the PAL version, extras and menus are exact. The majority of film fans will be content if they own the PAL edition, but Bogie aficionados may want to upgrade to the NTSC.