Champion (1949)
1h 39m
Running Time
April 9, 1949Release Date
Champion (1949)
1h 39m
Running Time
April 9, 1949Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
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
Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew
John Daheim
Dunne
Ralph Sanford
Hammond
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)
Hal March
Mobster (uncredited)
George Meader
Fight Doctor (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Speaker at Benefit (uncredited)
Tim Ryan
Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited)
Court Shepard
Fighter (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited)
Hilda Simms
Maid (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Kansas City Referee (uncredited)
Polly Bergen
Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited)
Mark Robson
Director
Carl Foreman
Screenplay
Ring Lardner
Original Story
Goldie Goldmark
Songs
Franz Planer
Director of Photography
Joe King
Costume Design
Clem Beauchamp
Production Manager
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingNR
Budget$600,000
Box Office$2,500,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
boxer
sport
noir
boxing
black and white
Wiki.
Champion is a 1949 American sports drama film noir directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman and Lola Albright. The story recounts the struggles of boxer "Midge" Kelly fighting his own demons while working to achieve success in the ring.
The film won an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and gained five other nominations as well, including a Best Actor for Douglas.
Several clips from the film were used in Douglas' 1999 film Diamonds to illustrate his character's career as a boxer.
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