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Champion is a 1949 American drama film noir sport film directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner, and starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy.
While traveling to California in a cargo wagon, the clandestine Michael "Midge" Kelly (Kirk Douglas) and his crippled brother Connie Kelly (Arthur Kennedy) are robbed and thrown off the train.
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- Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
- Mark Robson
- 1949-05-20
Feb 17, 2023 · Champion is a 1949 American drama FILM NOlR sport film directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner, and starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy. Cinematography by Franz Planer.
- 99 min
- 1507
- Dancing Doris
Directed by: Mark Robson. Actors: Kirk Douglas, Arthur Kennedy, Marilyn Maxwell. Production Company: Screen Plays. Release Date: 20 May 1949 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1. Midge Kelly, hitchhiking west with lame brother Connie, is hustled unprepared into a pro boxing match. Though he's severely beaten, manager Tommy Haley finds him promising.
- 95 min
To say that Champion (1949) is one of the best boxing films ever made might sound like high praise but it's actually an inadequate appraisal of this dark character study that launched Kirk Douglas's career. Simply put, Champion is one of the best American films from the post-war forties.
- Mark Robson, Ivan Volkman, Don Weis
- Kirk Douglas
Champion is a 1949 American drama film noir sport film directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner, and starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell and Arthur Kennedy.
Mark Robson. Director. Carl Foreman. Screenplay. An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
