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Title: Champion

Release Date: 9 Apr 1949

Runtime: 1h 39m

Genre: Drama

Director: Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays, United Artists

Production Companies: Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays, United Artists

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (90 votes)

Cast

  • Midge Kelly: Kirk Douglas
  • Grace Diamond: Marilyn Maxwell
  • Connie Kelly: Arthur Kennedy
  • Tommy Haley: Paul Stewart
  • Emma Bryce: Ruth Roman
  • Palmer Harris: Lola Albright
  • Harris: Luis van Rooten
  • Lew: Harry Shannon
  • Dunne: John Daheim
  • Hammond: Ralph Sanford
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