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Movie | The Champ

10 July 1979 · 2 h 1 min

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Drama

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.

Directed by

Franco Zeffirelli

Screenplay

Walter Newman

Story

Frances Marion

Music

Dave Grusin

Cast

Jon Voight Faye Dunaway Ricky Schroder Jack Warden Arthur Hill Strother Martin Joan Blondell Mary Jo Catlett Elisha Cook Jr. Stefan Gierasch Allan Miller Joe Tornatore Shirlee Kong Jeff Blum Dana Elcar Randall 'Tex' Cobb Kristoff St. John Gina Gallego Jody Wilson Reginal M. Toussaint Bob Gordon Gene Picchi Anne Logan Bill Baldwin Rita Turner Dorothy Streisin Lionel Dozier Charles W. Camac David Peden William Fuller Vanna Salviati Maurice Pete Mitchell Ernesto Molinari Robert Sutton Philip Tuersky Micki Varro Geoff Marlowe George Stidham Willie White Curtis Jackson Wally Rose Dick Young Sonny Shields Larry Duran Lars Hensen Jeff Temkin Eddie 'El Annimal' Lopez Ralph Gambina