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6.7An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Released: 1949-04-0999 minDir: Mark RobsonDramaBudget: $600,000Box office: $2.5M
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Midge Kelly
- Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Diamond
- Arthur Kennedy as Connie Kelly
- Paul Stewart as Tommy Haley
- Ruth Roman as Emma Bryce
- Lola Albright as Palmer Harris
Themes
- sibling relationship
- sports
- brother
- boxer
- training
- woman between two men
- film noir
- black and white
- rise to fame
- boxing
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 581211
- Image
- Roman Douglas Champion MS649.jpg
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- publication date
- 1949-05-20
- title
- Champion
- review score
- 94%
- capital cost
- 595000
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California
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Chicago
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boxing
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Kansas City
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Golden Globes
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Kirk Douglas
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Internet Archive
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organized crime
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hitchhiking
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Academy Award for Best Actor
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drama film
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film noir
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Categories
1940s sports drama films1949 American films1949 drama films1949 English-language films1949 filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican boxing filmsAmerican sports drama filmsEnglish-language sports drama filmsFilm noirFilms based on short fictionFilms directed by Mark RobsonFilms produced by Stanley KramerFilms scored by Dimitri TiomkinFilms whose editor won the Best Film Editing Academy AwardFilms with screenplays by Carl ForemanTemplate film date with 1 release dateUnited Artists films