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The Champ is a 1979 American neo noir drama sports film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and a remake of the 1931 Academy Award -winning film of the same name directed by King Vidor.
Apr 4, 1979 · Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder star in this poignant story about a one-time boxing champ who is forced to return to the ring in order to maintain custody of his eight-year-old son. Voight plays Billy Flynn, an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling.
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Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder star in this poignant story about a one-time boxing champ who is forced to return to the ring in order to maintain custody of his eight-year-old son. Voight plays Billy Flynn, an ex-champion boxer who was KO'd by booze and gambling.
Billy (Jon Voight) 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,...
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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. 1,457 IMDb 6.8 2 h 2 min 1979. X-Ray PG.
Purchase The Champ on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroeder star in this story of the love between a father and his son...and the woman who tries to separate them.
In THE CHAMP, Billy ( Jon Voight) is a former boxer and single parent, whose use of alcohol and gambling led to the breakdown of his marriage. Seven years on, he must face his past when ex-wife Annie ( Faye Dunaway) returns and wants access to the son she never knew.
Synopsis. Tearjerking story of an ex-boxing champion, Billy Flynn, who is managing to support his son, and continually training for the come-back that never quite comes off... Awards. 1979: Nominated for Oscar: Best Soundtrack.
The Champ is a 1931 American pre-Code film starring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper and directed by King Vidor from a screenplay by Frances Marion, Leonard Praskins and Wanda Tuchock. The picture tells the story of a washed-up alcoholic boxer (Beery) attempting to put his life back together for the sake of his young son (Cooper).
