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Champion(1949)

Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION

6.7(102)1h 39m1949-04-09

Drama

Overview

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.

Director:: Mark Robson
Writers:: Carl Foreman, Ring Lardner
Producers:: Stanley Kramer
Cinematographer:: Franz Planer
Composer:: Dimitri Tiomkin
Production:: Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays
Budget:: $600,000
Revenue:: $2,500,000
Status:: Released

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Cast

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell

Marilyn Maxwell

Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy

Arthur Kennedy

Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart

Paul Stewart

Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Emma Bryce

Lola Albright

Lola Albright

Palmer Harris

Luis van Rooten

Luis van Rooten

Jerry Harris

Harry Shannon

Harry Shannon

Lew

John Daheim

John Daheim

Johnny Dunne

Ralph Sanford

Ralph Sanford

Hammond

Esther Howard

Esther Howard

Mrs. Kelly

Bill Baldwin

Bill Baldwin

Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)