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The Set-Up, made the same year, is infinitely superior.
Tom Milne, Time Out
Champion
Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
1949 · 1h 39m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Mark Robson
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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.
Director and cast
- Mark Robson Director
- Kirk Douglas as Midge Kelly
- Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Diamond
- Arthur Kennedy as Connie Kelly
- Paul Stewart as Tommy Haley
- Ruth Roman as Emma Bryce
- Lola Albright as Palmer Harris
- Luis van Rooten as Jerry Harris
- Harry Shannon as Lew
- John Daheim as Johnny Dunne
- Ralph Sanford as Hammond
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Kirk Douglas does a good, aggressive job, with a slight inclination to over-eagerness at times, which might amuse an old fight fan.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
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