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Champion
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
6.7(107)19491h 39m
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
- Director
- Mark Robson
- Writers
- Carl Foreman
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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
Esther Howard
Mrs. Kelly
Bill Baldwin
Bill Brown (Ringside Broadcaster) (uncredited)
Sam Balter
Championship Fight Announcer (uncredited)
Don Brodie
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Mushy Callahan
Referee Title Fight (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Newspaper Reporter at Benefit (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Gangster (uncredited)
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Tramp in Boxcar (uncredited)
Joe Gray
Championship Fight Opponent (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Fight Stadium Guard (uncredited)
Mike Lally
Well-Wisher in Nightclub (uncredited)
Hal March
Mobster (uncredited)
George Meader
Fight Doctor (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Mark RobsonDirector
- Ivan VolkmanAssistant Director
Writing
- Carl ForemanScreenplay
- Ring LardnerOriginal Story
Production
- Clem BeauchampProduction Manager
- Robert StillmanAssociate Producer
- Stanley KramerProducer
Camera
- Franz PlanerDirector of Photography
- Perry FinnermanCamera Operator
- Dave RaginCamera Operator
Editing
- Harry GerstadEditor
Sound
- Dimitri TiomkinOriginal Music Composer
- Dimitri TiomkinSongs
- Goldie GoldmarkSongs
- Jean L. SpeakSound Engineer
Art
- Rudolph SternadProduction Design
- Edward G. BoyleSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Joe KingCostume Design
- Adele ParmenterCostume Design
- Gustaf NorinMakeup Department Head
- Gertrude WheelerHairstylist
Lighting
- Tom OuelletteGaffer