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Champion

1949 · 99 min

A gritty, fast-moving rise-and-fall story that feels like a punch to the gut, with sharp dialogue and a brooding atmosphere.

Tagline
Fighting or loving, he was the... 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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mark Robson
Written by
Carl Foreman
Starring
Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Lola Albright, Luis van Rooten, Harry Shannon
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Franz Planer
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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