Kirk Douglas earned his first ever Oscar nomination for his role in
director Mark Robson's 1949 boxing drama Champion.
Douglas plays narcissistic boxer Michael "Midge" Kelly, who makes an enemy of the mob when he wins a fight
he agreed to throw.
Champion makes its UK blu-ray debut on December 6th when it
will be released by Eureka Entertainment.
Bonus features include a new audio commentary by professor and film scholar Jason A. Ney and a
stills gallery. The disc comes with a collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic Richard
Combs and a piece on boxing in cinema by author/screenwriter S. B.
Caves.
Check out Eureka's new trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Michael "Midge" Kelly (Douglas) is a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude. A hero to his fans, his friends know him to be a selfish egomaniac who allows nothing to stand in his way. After winning a fight he was supposed to throw, Mike's life is threatened by the mob, and he is only saved through the intervention of a woman who becomes yet another pawn in his climb up the ladder. Ultimately, he is forced to re-enter the ring and confront his biggest opponent... himself.
A boxer alienates all those around him until he enters the ring with his ultimate foe, himself. His greed for glory causes his ultimate downfall.
— Eureka Entertainment (@Eurekavideo) October 8, 2021
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