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7.0Billy used to be a great boxer, but he's settled into a hardscrabble life that revolves around drinking, training horses, and the one bright spot in his existence — his young son, T.J. Although Billy has had custody of T.J. since his wife, Annie, left the family years ago, her return prompts a new struggle for the former fighter. Determined to hold on to his son, Billy gets back into the ring to try and recapture his past success.
Released: 1979-07-07121 minDir: Franco ZeffirelliDramaBox office: $30.4M
Cast
- Jon Voight as Billy
- Faye Dunaway as Annie
- Rick Schroder as T.J.
- Jack Warden as Jackie
- Arthur Hill as Mike
- Strother Martin as Riley
Themes
- sports
- gambling
- boxer
- remake
- alcoholic
- single father
- racetrack
- alcoholic father
- mother child separation
- boxing
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Champ
- Main subject
- boxing
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Screenwriter
- Walter Newman
- Cast member
- Dana Elcar
- Composer
- Dave Grusin
- Producer
- Dyson Lovell
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Fred Koenekamp
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 500549
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1980-10-13
- title
- The Champ
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- distributed by
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- costume designer
- Theoni V. Aldredge
- different from
- Master
- review score
- 40%
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