The Champ
The more you love... the harder you fight.
19792h 1mNo ratings yet
- Drama
Overview
Billy 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.
Keywords
- single father
- boxer
- remake
- alcoholic
- father son relationship
- gambling
- sports
- boxing
- father
- son
- alcoholic father
- mother child separation
- racetrack
- retired prizefighter
- mother son reunion
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- July 7, 1979
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,Hialeah Park Studios
- Cast
- Jon Voight,Faye Dunaway,Rick Schroder,Jack Warden,Arthur Hill,Strother Martin,Joan Blondell,Mary Jo Catlett,Elisha Cook Jr.,Stefan Gieraschand 38 more
- Director
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Writer
- Frances Marion,Walter Newman
- Producer
- Dyson Lovell
- Cinematography
- Fred J. Koenekamp
- Music
- Dave Grusin
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- $30,441,738
- IMDb
- tt0078950