Champion
“Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION”
1949•NR•1h 39m•6.7•Released
Drama
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Director
Mark Robson
Writer
Carl Foreman
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
Stanley Kramer Productions
Cast
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
Jerry Harris
Harry Shannon
Lew
John Daheim
Johnny 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)
Production
Company
Stanley Kramer Productions
Company
Screen Plays
Producer
Stanley Kramer
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