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Champion

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Original title

Champion

Year

1949

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mark Robson

Screenwriter

Carl Foreman. Story: Ring Lardner

Cast

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

Franz Planer (B&W)

Producer

Screen Plays, Stanley Kramer Productions. Distributor: United Artists

Genre

Drama. Film noir | Sports. Boxing

Synopsis

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up. One of the all-time great boxing movies. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Actor--Kirk Douglas, Best Screenplay. Academy Awards: Best Film Editing.

Rankings Position

#83 Best Film Noir Movies

Awards: 1949: Oscar: Best Editing. 6 Nominations

1949: Golden Globes: Best Cinematography (B&W). 2 Nominations

1949: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1949: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Drama Screenplay

1949: Venice Film Festival: nominated to Golden Lion - Best Picture.

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Champion

1949

Mark Robson

7.3

(2,338)