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Champion (1949)

Directed by Mark Robson · 99 min · Drama

46.5 TOPICAL score · #2,173 of 6,776 films

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

Champion (1949, directed by Mark Robson) has a TOPICAL score of 46.5 - ranked 2,173 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 6 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Critics: 94% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (107 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics79
Audience36
Awards89
Historical impact27
Lasting engagement23
Cast58
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Kirk Douglas (actor #37), Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy (actor #1,039), Paul Stewart (actor #1,329)

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