After a short study of boxing's history, narrated by newscaster douglas edwards, we follow a day in the life of a middleweight irish boxer named walter cartier. The day of the fight is a short newsreel documentary that tells the story of rising middleweight boxer walter cartier preparing for the fight of his life. Day of the fight marked kubrick's official entry into the film industry and is still regarded by movie critics and boxing fans as the ideal model for a sports film, one that captures the essence of boxing and its drama through sheer artistry. It was kubrick's first picture, and he financed the film himself It is based on some of kubrick's work as a photographer for look magazine in 1949. The film traces cartier’s quiet morning rituals, training, and anxious hours before the match, culminating in his swift victory that night in newark.
The film traces cartier’s quiet morning.
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