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
Arthur Kennedy
Connie
Marilyn Maxwell
Grace
Paul Stewart
Haley
Ruth Roman
Emma
Lola Albright
Palmer
Luis van Rooten
Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew
John Daheim
Dunne
Ralph Sanford
Hammond
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Mark Robson
Director
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Carl Foreman
Writer
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Ring Lardner
Writer
Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Stanley Kramer
Producer
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Dimitri Tiomkin
Composer
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Franz Planer
Cinematographer
Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Harry Gerstad
Editor
Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Rudolph Sternad
ProductionDesigner
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)
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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