Movie
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1949-04-09
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Luis van Rooten as Jerry Harris
- Harry Shannon as Lew
- John Daheim as Johnny Dunne
- Ralph Sanford as Hammond
- Esther Howard as Mrs. Kelly
- Bill Baldwin as Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Crew
- Mark Robson - Director
- Carl Foreman - Screenplay
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