Directed by Mark Robson, Champion stars Kirk Douglas as an ambitious boxer who rises from poverty to championship status while sacrificing loyalty and integrity along the way. The film portrays the darker side of professional boxing, focusing on greed, betrayal and moral decline. Douglas received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, and the film won the Oscar for Best Film Editing.

Eureka - Masters of Cinema

The brutal and uncompromising Champion earned Kirk Douglas his first ever Oscar nomination and was a huge success for director Mark Robson (Von Ryans Express, Valley of the Dolls).

Michael Midge Kelly (Douglas) is a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude. A hero to his fans, his friends know him to be a selfish egomaniac  who allows nothing to stand in his way. After winning a fight he was supposed to throw, Mikes life is threatened by the mob, and he is only saved through the intervention of a woman who becomes yet another pawn in his climb up the ladder. Ultimately he is forced to re-enter the ring and confront his biggest opponent… himself.

Fully restored and featuring gorgeous black and white cinematography by Franz Planer (Breakfast at Tiffanys), the Master of Cinema Series is proud to present Champion on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK.

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Boxer Midge Kelly rises to fame...mainly by stepping on other people.

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Version: : Blu-Ray (import)

Språk : English

Färg : Black & White

EAN : 5060000704471

Label : Eureka Masters of Cinema

Distributor : Eureka

Inspelningsår : 1949

Regissör : Mark Robson

imdb-rating : 7.3

Längd : 1h 39m

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