Champion
Champion is a 1949 film noir film which tells the story of a boxer who becomes the public's champion while destroying his private life. It stars Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell[?], Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart[?] and Ruth Roman[?].The movie was adapted by Carl Foreman[?] from a story by Ring Lardner. It was directed by Mark Robson[?].
It won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Kirk Douglas), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Arthur Kennedy), Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture and Best Writing, Screenplay.
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peasant's wife, she remained supperless in her room, while she wept
entirely overcame the small remains of her fortitude, and, reducing
heavy load of life, that had so long oppressed her, and prayed to
sunk to sleep, but was soon awakened by a knocking at her chamber
image of Bertrand, with a stilletto in his hand, appeared to her
listened in profound silence, till, the voice repeating her name in
replied the voice, which she now distinguished to be Maddelina's,
her in.
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