---
title: 'Champion (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mark Robson'
released: '1949-04-07'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/champion-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041239/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Champion (1949)

1949 · 96 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Champion is a 1949 American sports drama film noir directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay written by Carl Foreman based on a short story by Ring Lardner. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman and Lola Albright. The story recounts the struggles of boxer "Midge" Kelly fighting his own demons while working to achieve success in the ring.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mark Robson](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-robson)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-foreman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dimitri Tiomkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-tiomkin)
- **Producer:** [Stanley Kramer](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-kramer)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Planer](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-planer)
- **Editor:** [Harry W. Gerstad](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-w-gerstad)

## Cast

- [Marilyn Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-maxwell)
- [Ruth Roman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-roman)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Harry Shannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shannon)
- [Arthur Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-kennedy)
- [Esther Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-howard)
- [Paul Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-stewart)
- [Lola Albright](https://cinepixo.com/people/lola-albright)

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