Synopsis:

Stanley Kubrick's first film, Day of the Fight, is a short documentary that chronicles a day in the life of Irish middleweight boxer Walter Cartier, a very promising fighter who is about to face an important contender, Bobby James. Before focusing on Cartier the movie makes a short yet informative description of boxing, its history and its fanatics; everything with the precise and direct narration by veteran newsman Douglas Edwards. After the brief introduction, the movie follows Cartier from early in the morning until the fight, which takes place at 10pm. Through the day, we follow Walter Cartier and his identical twin brother Vincent (who is also a lawyer and Walter's manager) in their preparation for the fight, starting with a good breakfast and early mass, and the subsequent mental and physical preparation that Walter makes in order to become a fighting machine.