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Fighting or loving, he was the... CHAMPION
Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 102 ratings · 9 Apr 1949 · English · 1h 39m · Released
An unscrupulous boxer fights his way to the top, but eventually alienates all of the people who helped him on the way up.
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