Directed by:
Mark RobsonScreenplay:
Carl ForemanCinematography:
Franz PlanerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Lola Albright, Ralph Sanford, Bill Baldwin, Polly Bergen, Don Brodie, Charles Sullivan (more)VOD (1)
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The tragic tale of a hard-bitten prizefighter who rises to the top of his profession but can't erase the scars of his underprivileged youth. In his struggle to get ahead, middleweight champ Midge Kelly ends up ruthlessly using -- and abusing -- everyone close to him: his manager, the various women in his life, and, finally, even his crippled brother. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Kirk Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709911_18b2aa.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Marilyn Maxwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400518_3688ff.jpg)
Marilyn Maxwell
USA
Best movies:
Champion (1949)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
![Arthur Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471105_5c3dfb.jpg)
Arthur Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Window (1949)
![Paul Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948804_5a3649.jpg)
Paul Stewart
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Ruth Roman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440698_2178cf.jpg)
Ruth Roman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
![Lola Albright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031456_a56c58.jpg)
Lola Albright
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Champion (1949)
![Ralph Sanford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935030_010c41.jpg)
Ralph Sanford
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
The Heiress (1949)
Bill Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Apartment (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Polly Bergen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281240_10dfe8.jpg)
Polly Bergen
USA
![Don Brodie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000176_21637e.jpg)
Don Brodie
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Little Big Man (1970)
Charles Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Fury (1936)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Chuck Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354314_9d0f46.jpg)
Chuck Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Ralph Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Charles Sherlock
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Tim Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935032_4efdf3.jpg)
Tim Ryan
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Paul Dubov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/946/159946603_3077be.jpg)
Paul Dubov
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
High Noon (1952)
Shock Corridor (1963)
![John Daheim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132209_363253.jpg)
John Daheim
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Spartacus (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
![Esther Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/266/160266195_53bd54.gif)
Esther Howard
USA
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Born to Kill (1947)