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Resurrecting the Champ(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-06-14
63%
243 Votes
Time: 1h 52m
Based on a true story, that was based on a lie.
Overview:
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Battleplan Productions
Yari Film Group
Alberta Film Entertainment
Movie: Resurrecting the Champ
Top 10 Billed Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
Champ
Josh Hartnett
Erik Kenman Jr.
Alan Alda
Ralph Metz
Teri Hatcher
Andrea Flak
Kathryn Morris
Joyce Kernan
Dakota Goyo
Teddy Kernan
Rachel Nichols
Polly
Nick Sandow
Marciano
Kristen Shaw
Kristen Shaw
David Paymer
Whitley
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