The Young Fighter

(1953)

Genres: Documentary

Year: 1953

Runtime: 29 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Leo Hurwitz

Plot

Directed by Hurwitz for the CBS Omnibus program, The Young Fighter is a moving portrait of a young boxer who faces key life decisions as he tries to balance his responsibilities to his family and to his sport. The film played an important role in the history of the documentary. It is the very first broadcast example of the technique that came to be known as cinema vérité.