Champion

1949

1h 39m

6.6

6.6/10

98 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

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

Overview

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

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Status: Released

Budget: $600,000

Revenue: $2,500,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions Screen Plays

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

sibling relationship sports brother boxer training woman between two men film noir black and white rise to fame boxing boxing champion boxing ring prizefighter impulsive drifter cerebral hemorrhage moral corruption boxcar mob corruption rise to the top

Quick Facts

Release Date	April 9, 1949
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0041239

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Midge Kelly

Marilyn Maxwell

Grace Diamond

Arthur Kennedy

Connie Kelly

Paul Stewart

Tommy Haley

Ruth Roman

Emma Bryce

Lola Albright

Palmer Harris

Luis van Rooten

Jerry Harris

Harry Shannon

Lew

John Daheim

Johnny Dunne

Ralph Sanford

Hammond

Esther Howard

Mrs. Kelly

Bill Baldwin

Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

Key Crew

Carl Foreman

Screenplay

Mark Robson

Director

Stanley Kramer

Producer