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69% Critic Match
The Battle of the Century
“The comedy that you've read about, heard about, and waited for.”
6.9 / 10• 1927• 19m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
Fight manager takes out an insurance policy on his puny pugilist and then proceeds to try to arrange for an accident so that he can collect.
Cast & Crew
Stan Laurel
Prize Fighter
Lead
Oliver Hardy
Manager
Dorothy Coburn
Pie Victim Boarding Auto (uncredited)
Lou Costello
Boxing Hall Extra (uncredited)
Anita Garvin
Slips on pie (uncredited)
Dick Gilbert
Sewer Worker (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Pie Delivery Man (uncredited)
AH
Al Hallett
Bit Part (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Clyde Bruckman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Battle of the Century is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
