Champion
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
- 1949
- Rated NR
- 1h 39m
- Drama
Rating: 6.7 out of 10TMDB(107 votes)
Overview
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1950)
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Nominations
5 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (1950)
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Box office
Grossed $2.5M worldwide, about 4.2 times its $600K budget
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Music
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Franz Planer
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Carl ForemanScreenplay
- Ring LardnerOriginal Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 9, 1949
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $600K
- Revenue
- $2.5M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Kirk DouglasMidge Kelly
Marilyn MaxwellGrace Diamond
Arthur KennedyConnie Kelly
Paul StewartTommy Haley
Ruth RomanEmma Bryce
Lola AlbrightPalmer Harris
Luis van RootenJerry Harris
Harry ShannonLew
John DaheimJohnny Dunne
Ralph SanfordHammond
Esther HowardMrs. Kelly
Bill BaldwinBill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)- Sam BalterChampionship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don BrodieNewspaper Reporter (uncredited)- Ralph BrooksNewspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
- Mushy CallahanReferee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre DearingNewspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul DubovGangster (uncredited)- Jimmie DundeeTough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
- Joe GrayChampionship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
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