
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.
Vincent Cartier
Self, Walter's twin brother and manager
Walter Cartier
Self
Nat Fleischer
Self, boxing historian
Bobby James
Self, Walter's opponent
Judy Singer
Self, female fan in crowd (uncredited)

Stanley Kubrick
Self (man at ringside with camera) (uncredited)
Alexander Singer
Self

Douglas Edwards
Narrator

The End of Summer
The End of Summer

Weegee's New York
Weegee's New York

Land Without Bread
Land Without Bread

Hatton
Hatton

Las Hurdes, país de leyenda
Las Hurdes, país de leyenda

Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990
Kings of The Ring - History of Heavyweight Boxing 1919-1990

Aka Dan
Aka Dan

The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
Counterparts
Counterparts

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Paris in the Belle Epoque
Man Who Chooses the Bush
Man Who Chooses the Bush

The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...
The Tiger Leaps and Kills, But It Will Die... It Will Die...