Champion
1949·United States·99 min.
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An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up. One of the all-time great boxing movies. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Actor--Kirk Douglas, Best Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing.
DirectorMark Robson
MusicDimitri Tiomkin
CinematographyFranz Planer
CastKirk Douglas·Marilyn Maxwell·Arthur Kennedy·Paul Stewart·Ruth Roman·Lola Albright·Luis van Rooten·Harry Shannon·John Daheim·Ralph Sanford·Esther Howard
Original titleChampion