Day of the Fight

1951

Documentary / Sport

4
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 54% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 5865 5.9K

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Plot summary

Stanley Kubrick’s debut documentary, following Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier on April 17, 1950—the day of his bout with Bobby James. The film traces Cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in Newark. Opening with a brief history of boxing, Kubrick’s tightly crafted short captures the discipline, isolation, and tension behind a fighter’s daily routine.

Director

Stanley Kubrick Photo
Stanley Kubrick

Top cast

Stanley Kubrick Photo
Stanley Kubrick as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera
Alexander Singer Photo
Alexander Singer as Self - Man at Ringside with Camera
Walter Cartier Photo
Walter Cartier as Self - Boxer
Nat Fleischer Photo
Nat Fleischer as Self - Boxing Historian
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115.9 MB
1280*1402
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
12 hr 12 min
Seeds 1
214.86 MB
986*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
12 hr 12 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 8 / 10

I imagine that if Kubrick didn't make this

I imagine that if Kubrick didn't make this no one would really see it. Still it ends up being an interesting little bio on boxer Walter Cartier. More interesting overall than Flying Padre.
Reviewed by Brody R 5 / 10

Sussy relationship between the protagonists. Very odd film

Sussy relationship between the protagonists. Very odd film. Kubrick made something pretty tedious as far as documentaries go, after 'Flying Pedre' which as also boring. Both shorts tell stories with potential to be interesting with the dullest approach possible. This shows that the skills making people call Stanley Kubrick the "greatest filmmaker of all time" didn't develop until later in his career. I hardly see the talent here aside from a few creative shots.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

This is an early short film made by

This is an early short film made by the legendary Stanley Kubrick and you can already see the talent here. Its entire duration is devoted to a boxer as he prepares for the big day- his boxing match. Featuring some camera angles and techniques that became a staple in his later films Day of the fight should be a great film for students to watch as they understand one of the greatest filmmakers of the 21st century try his hands at a movie camera at the very beginning of a glorious career.
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