Champion (1949)
1h 39m
Running Time
April 9, 1949Release Date
Champion (1949)
1h 39m
Running Time
April 9, 1949Release Date
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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
Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly
Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond
Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley
Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce
Lola Albright
Mrs. Jerome Harris aka Palmer
Luis van Rooten
Jerome Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew Bryce
John Daheim
Johnny Dunne
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Ralph Sanford
Hammond - Kansas City Promoter
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)
Edward G. Boyle
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 9, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 39m
Content RatingNR
Budget$600,000
Box Office$2,500,000
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Wiki.
Champion is a 1949 American drama film noir sport film directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner, and starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy. The picture recounts the struggles of boxer "Midge" Kelly fighting his own demons while working to achieve success in the boxing ring. Cinematography by Franz Planer. The supporting cast features Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman and Lola Albright.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.