Champion /
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 prize fighter Johnny Dunne into the ground when he has...
| Corporate Authors: | , , , , |
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| Other Authors: | , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. |
| Published: |
[Calif.?] : Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment,
Republic Pictures Home Video ;
[1999]
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| Edition: | Fullscreen version. |
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| 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 prize fighter Johnny Dunne into the ground when he has been instructed by the syndicate to lose the fight. |
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| Item Description: | Based on the story: Champion / by Ring Lardner. Originally released as a motion picture in 1949 by Republic Pictures Corporation. Special features: Production notes -- Scene access -- Interactive menus. Black & white version on one side, color version on the other side. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; digitally mastered; formatted from original version to fit TV screen. |
| Audience: | Not rated by MPAA. |
| Production Credits: | Associate producer, Robert Stillman ; director of photography, Franz Planer ; music, Dimitri Tiomkin. |
| ISBN: | 0782011160 |