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Champion(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-04-09
67%
94 Votes
Time: 1h 39m
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
Overview:
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $600,000.00
Revenue: $2,500,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Stanley Kramer Productions
Screen Plays
Movie: Champion
Top 10 Billed 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
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Champion (1949) with Kirk Douglas
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