| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(100 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
"Fullscreen version, formatted from its original version to fit your screen." |
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Black & white version on side A, color version on side B. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1949 by Republic Pictures Corporation. |
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"Based on the story Champion by Ring Lardner." |
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Includes production notes, scene access, interactive menus. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Associate producer, Robert Stillman ; director of photography, Frank Planer ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| Cast |
Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Shannon, John Day, Ruth Roman, Lola Albright. |
| Summary |
Midge Kelly is a fun-loving former navy man whose life is made complex by his sudden rise to fame in professional boxing. He becomes popular after months of training and a series of fixed fights. But the champion falls from the top when he beats Johnny Dunne, a prize fighter, into the ground when he has been instructed by the syndicate to lose the fight. |
| Audience |
Not rated by MPAA. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Subject |
Boxing -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boxing -- Corrupt practices -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Boxers (Sports) -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Robson, Mark, 1913-1978.
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Douglas, Kirk, 1916-
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Maxwell, Marilyn.
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Kennedy, Arthur, 1914-1990.
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| ISBN |
0782011160 |
| Music No. |
10080 Artisan Home Entertainment |
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