Champion

Apr 9, 1949

1h 39m

★ 6.6

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Stanley Kramer Productions

Screen Plays

United Artists

Champion Trailers

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Cast

Midge Kelly

Kirk Douglas

Grace Diamond

Marilyn Maxwell

Connie Kelly

Arthur Kennedy

Tommy Haley

Paul Stewart

Emma Bryce

Ruth Roman

Palmer Harris

Lola Albright

Jerry Harris

Luis van Rooten

Lew

Harry Shannon

Johnny Dunne

John Daheim

Hammond

Ralph Sanford

Mrs. Kelly

Esther Howard

Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)

Bill Baldwin

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