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08/16/03
Champion (1949)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The tragic tale of a hard-bitten prizefighter who rises to the top of his profession but can't erase the scars of his underprivileged youth. In his struggle to get ahead, middleweight champ Midge... [More]
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman
Director: Mark Robson
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Reviews for Champion
1 - 13 (sorted by source)
The contrasting black and white cinematography perfectly fits the dark mood. The fight sequences are excitingly and realistically staged.
06/13/01
Douglas is so perfect in the role that the movie is never less than gripping.
05/24/03
No review available.
02/13/05
In his first Oscar nomination in Mark Robson's compelling melodrama, Kirk Douglas gives a ferociously realistic performance as a boxer determined to succeed at all costs.
09/30/09
In his first Oscar nomination in Mark Robson's compelling melodrama, Kirk Douglas gives a ferociously realistic performance as a boxer determined to succeed at all costs.
07/06/05
One of the best fight films ever, also one of Kirk's best
10/23/04
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11/14/03
Brilliant, searing, heartbreaking.
07/25/02
Kirk Douglas does a good, aggressive job, with a slight inclination to over-eagerness at times, which might amuse an old fight fan.
03/25/06
The Set-Up, made the same year, is infinitely superior.
06/24/06
Robson's direction is all action, wasting no time in telling this compelling story, and Carl Foreman's script is sharply observant of the boxing milieu.
07/30/03
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