John Garfield delivers an Oscar®-nominated, knockout performance in this story of driving ambition in and out of the ring that stands as a classic of its genre. Garfield stars as Charley Davis, a strong-willed young prizefighter whose ruthless quest for a shot at the championship title forces him to mortgage his humanity to a Mafia-run boxing syndicate -- plunging him into a whirlpool of deceit, double-dealing -- and death. But when faced with the chance to regain his self-respect, Charley climbs into the ring one last time -- in an unforgettable climactic fight scene shot by two-time Oscar-winner James Wong Howe. Widely regarded as one of the best boxing stories ever made, Body And Soul boasts a strong supporting cast, an Oscar®-nominated screenplay by Abraham Polonsky and a 1947 Academy Award for Best Editing.