Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
Palmer Harris
The film's tagline is: "Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION"
With a budget of $600.0K, the film grossed $2.5M — a profit of $1.9M (317% ROI).
The runtime is 99 minutes (1h 39m).
The film was directed by Mark Robson.
The screenplay was written by Carl Foreman.
The score was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin.
Cinematography was handled by Franz Planer.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0041239.
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Good
100 votes
Champion
Released
NR
English
United States of America
$600,000
$2,500,000
