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The Champ
Release Date: July 10, 1979
Year | : | 1979 |
Slogan | : | «The most poignant love-triangle of all - a father, his son, and the woman who came between them.» |
Genres | : | Drama, Family |
Production Companies | : | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Director | : | Franco Zeffirelli |
Producers | : | Maurice Vaccarino, Dyson Lovell, Joyce Agu, Sam Christensen |
Writers | : | Walter Newman, Frances Marion |
RunTime | : | 121 mins. |
The more you love, the harder you fight.The world looks at Billy Flynn and sees a has-been who seemingly never was, an ex-boxing champion slammed to the mat years ago by booze and gambling. But Billy's son TJ sees what the world doesn't. He knows his flawed but loving father is, was and always will be The Champ.
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