Champion
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
1949 | 99m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Mark Robson |
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| Writer: | Ring Lardner, Carl Foreman |
| Staring: |
| An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 09, 1949 |
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| Director: | Mark Robson |
| Writer: | Ring Lardner, Carl Foreman |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, boxer, training, brother, sports, woman between two men, film noir, black and white, rise to fame, boxing, boxing champion, boxing ring, boxe, prizefighter, impulsive drifter, cerebral hemorrhage, moral corruption, boxcar, mob corruption, rise to the top, esporte, brothers love same woman |
| Production Companies | Stanley Kramer Productions, Screen Plays |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,500,000
Budget: $600,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 05, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Ralph Montgomery | Newspaper Reporter (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Speaker at Benefit (uncredited) |
| Tim Ryan | Al (Kansas City Manager) (uncredited) |
| Court Shepard | Fighter (uncredited) |
| Charles Sherlock | Dunne's Cornerman (uncredited) |
| Hilda Simms | Maid (uncredited) |
| Charles Sullivan | Kansas City Referee (uncredited) |
| Polly Bergen | Radio and Jukebox Singer (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Ivan Volkman | Assistant Director |
| Rudolph Sternad | Production Design |
| Jean L. Speak | Sound Engineer |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Harry Gerstad | Editor |
| Gertrude Wheeler | Hairstylist |
| Goldie Goldmark | Songs |
| Joe King | Costume Design |
| Adele Parmenter | Costume Design |
| Ring Lardner | Original Story |
| Gustaf Norin | Makeup Department Head |
| Perry Finnerman | Camera Operator |
| Tom Ouellette | Gaffer |
| Dave Ragin | Camera Operator |
| Mark Robson | Director |
| Carl Foreman | Screenplay |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | Songs, Original Music Composer |
| Clem Beauchamp | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Robert Stillman | Associate Producer |
| Stanley Kramer | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 4 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
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