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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaBoxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.
- Vincitore di 1 Oscar
- 4 vittorie e 11 candidature totali
John Daheim
- Dunne
- (as John Day)
Bill Baldwin
- Bill Brown - Ringside Broadcaster
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Sam Balter
- Championship Fight Announcer
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Polly Bergen
- Radio and Jukebox Singer
- (voce)
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Don Brodie
- Newspaper Reporter
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Ralph Brooks
- Newspaper Reporter at Benefit
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Mushy Callahan
- Referee Title fight
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Sayre Dearing
- Newspaper Reporter at Benefit
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- QuizHal March, a popular 1950s stage, film and TV personality, is seen here, as a mob enforcer meeting out punishment against Midge Kelly (Kirk Douglas) for Kelly's failure to throw a fight. March would later be implicated in a real life fix, as he was host of the popular but ill fated TV quiz show The $64,000 Question (1955). This quiz show was cited in the 1950s "Quiz Show Scandal," where some former contestants testified under oath that they were given information pertaining to the questions that they may be asked, in advance of their appearances on the show.
- BlooperMidge mangles the sculpture that Palmer has made of him, twisting the head out of alignment. In next shot, the head of statue is back in its original location.
- Curiosità sui creditiThe opening credits appear over clips of a crowd at one of Kelly's prize fights.
- Versioni alternativeAlso available in a computer-colorized version.
- ConnessioniFeatured in The Dick Cavett Show: Kirk Douglas (1971)
- Colonne sonoreNever Be It Said
Written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Goldie Goldmark (as "Goldie" Goldmark)
Sung by Polly Bergen (uncredited)
Recensione in evidenza
While traveling to California in a cargo wagon, the clandestine Michael "Midge" Kelly (Kirk Douglas) and his crippled brother Connie Kelly (Arthur Kennedy) are robbed and thrown off the train. They hitchhike and get a lift from the famous boxer Johnny Dunne (John Daheim), who is traveling with his mistress Grace Diamond (Marilyn Maxwell) to Kansas City for a fight. They explain that they have bought a share in a restaurant. In Kansas City, Midge gets in trouble while seeking a job and is invited to fight box for 35 dollars. He takes a beat and the promoter pays only 10 dollars to him, but the trainer Tommy Haley (Paul Stewart) invites Midge to go to his gym in Los Angeles to be trained in box. When the brothers arrive at the restaurant, they learn that they have been cheated in the business and the owner Lew Bryce (Harry Shannon) hires them to work in the restaurant waiting table and washing dishes. Soon Midge seduces Lew's daughter Emma Bryce (Ruth Roman) and when her father finds their affair, Emma with Midge are forced to get married to each other. However Midge decides to flee to seek out Tommy and leaves Emma alone after the wedding. He learns how to fight with Tommy and defeats several fighters. When he is scheduled to fight Johnny Dunne, the organized crime orders him to lose the fight. However Midge defeats Dunne and is black-listed and can not fight any more. But Grace convinces him to leave Tommy and be managed by Jerome Harris (Luis Van Rooten), who is connected to the crime world. Now Midge begins a successful career betraying his friends and stepping on women, including Harris' wife Palmer Harris (Lola Albright). How far will he go to make money and be champion?
"Champion" is an awarded film-noir based on the story of an ambitious boxer that is capable to betray friend to climb in his career reaching fame and money. The direction and performances are excellent with good choreography in the fights, and the film was awarded in Film Editing category (Oscar) and Best Cinematography (Golden Globe). In addition, it achieved several nominations. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Invencível" ("The Invincible")
"Champion" is an awarded film-noir based on the story of an ambitious boxer that is capable to betray friend to climb in his career reaching fame and money. The direction and performances are excellent with good choreography in the fights, and the film was awarded in Film Editing category (Oscar) and Best Cinematography (Golden Globe). In addition, it achieved several nominations. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "O Invencível" ("The Invincible")
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- Celebre anche come
- Champion
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- Budget
- 600.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 39 minuti
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