Champion
“Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION”
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
32 people
Kirk Douglas
Midge Kelly
Known for
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Marilyn Maxwell
Grace Diamond
Known for
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Arthur Kennedy
Connie Kelly
Known for
Lawrence of Arabia
The Man from Laramie
Paul Stewart
Tommy Haley
Known for
Citizen Kane
Kiss Me Deadly
Ruth Roman
Emma Bryce
Known for
Strangers on a Train
The Far Country
Lola Albright
Palmer Harris
Known for
The Monolith Monsters
Joy House
Luis van Rooten
Jerry Harris
Known for
Cinderella
The Big Clock
Harry Shannon
Lew
Known for
Citizen Kane
High Noon
John Daheim
Johnny Dunne
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
99 River Street
Ralph Sanford
Hammond
Known for
Union Station
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Known for
Detour
Murder, My Sweet
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Known for
Rocky
Mirage
Mark Robson Director · Carl Foreman Screenplay Ring Lardner Story
Worldwide gross $2.5M · Budget $600K · United States release April 9, 1949
Box office
Budget
$600,000
Worldwide gross
$2,500,000
Gross vs. budget
4.2×
Production
Stanley Kramer Productions
Production
Screen Plays
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 9, 1949
Theatrical
France
June 29, 1949 · Theatrical
Germany
December 18, 1951 · Theatrical · Constantin Film
August 22, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray Disc (Explosive Media)
Italy
November 18, 1949 · Theatrical
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