Champion (1949)

1949 · 99 min · Drama

An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.

Directed by Mark Robson. Starring Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart and Ruth Roman.

Similar to Champion

• Body and Soul (1947)
• The Harder They Fall (1956)
• The Set-Up (1949)
• The Patent Leather Kid (1927)
• Iron Man (1931)
• Gentleman Jim (1942)
• Fat City (1972) — The story of two men, a veteran boxer who is down and out, and a young man who is just starting his life and boxing…
• Kid Galahad (1962) — After completing military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees…
• Golden Boy (1939)
• I Walk Alone (1948)

Explore Champion as a constellation

Lyradrift plots Champion as a star at the centre of its own sky, with related films orbiting it as satellites, gathered from TMDB recommendations, shared themes, Wikidata links (same director, writer, series, source material or subject) and closeness of feel, then chosen for the strongest evidence — the closer and brighter a star, the more strongly it is related. Fly to any satellite to make it the new centre and keep exploring.

Explore Champion on Lyradrift →

This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.