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Champion

"Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION"

6.7/ 10 · 0K votes
1949-04-09
1h 39m
EN
Released
Drama

Storyline

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

Screenplay

Carl Foreman

Original Story

Ring Lardner

Budget

$1M

Box Office

$3M

Production

Stanley Kramer Productions
Screen Plays

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)

Sam Balter

Sam Balter

Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)

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