Day of the Fight

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Day of the Fight is a 1951 black-and-white short documentary film following boxer Walter Cartier on the day of a crucial bout, notable as Stanley Kubrick’s directorial debut.

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Day of the Fight canonical 2
Prizefighter 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf black-and-white film
short documentary film
basedOn Prizefighter
linked to: Day of the Fight

magazine photo feature
basedOnWorkAuthor Stanley Kubrick
cinematography Stanley Kubrick
colorProcess black and white
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts boxing match
pre-fight training
ring entrance
weigh-in
depictsEvent middleweight boxing match
director Stanley Kubrick
distributor RKO Pictures
linked to: RKO Radio Pictures
featuresSport boxing
filmingTechnique on-location shooting
follows Walter Cartier
followsDayInLifeOf Walter Cartier
format 35 mm film
genre documentary film
short film
sports documentary
hasCastMember Vincent Cartier
Walter Cartier
hasHistoricalSignificance early example of Kubrick’s visual style
hasStyle realist documentary
hasTheme professional sports preparation
tension before competition
hasWorkType independent film
mainSubject Walter Cartier
musicBy Gerald Fried
narrativeLocation New York City
narrator Douglas Edwards
notableFor Stanley Kubrick’s directorial debut
originalLanguage English
partOf Stanley Kubrick filmography
producer Stanley Kubrick
productionCompany Stanley Kubrick Productions
publicationDate 1951
runtimeMinutes 16
settingTime one day
subjectOccupation boxer

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Stanley Kubrick directed Day of the Fight
Day of the Fight basedOn Prizefighter
linked to: Day of the Fight
The Seafarers follows Day of the Fight