The Champ
1979 film directed by Franco Zeffirelli
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Summary
The Champ is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,054 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Franco Zeffirelli[3]
- Screenwriter: Walter Newman[4]
- Composer: Dave Grusin[5]
- Genre: drama film[6], boxing film[7]
- Based on: The Champ[8]
- Cast member: Jon Voight[9], Ricky Schroder[10], Faye Dunaway[11], Jack Warden[12], Joan Blondell[13], Elisha Cook Jr.[14], Arthur Hill[15], Mary Jo Catlett[16], Sam Levene[17], Strother Martin[18], Dana Elcar[19]
- Producer: Dyson Lovell[20]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21]
- Director of photography: Fred Koenekamp[22]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 5/10[25], 40%[26]
- Color: color[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Publication date: March 20, 1979[29], April 4, 1979[30], July 5, 1979[31], July 6, 1979[32], July 7, 1979[33], July 10, 1979[34], August 1, 1979[35], August 2, 1979[36], August 27, 1979[37], September 8, 1979[38], September 12, 1979[39], September 17, 1979[40], October 25, 1979[41], October 29, 1979[42]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[43]
- Narrative location: Florida[44]
- Main subject: boxing[45]
- Film editor: Michael J. Sheridan[46]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Score[47]
- Title: The Champ[48]
- Different from: Master[49]
- Duration: 123 minutes[50]
- Costume designer: Theoni V. Aldredge[51]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 6[52]
Why It Matters
The Champ has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]