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Kirk Douglas' first leading film role was “Champion” (1949), which made him a respected movie star. (AP) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
![Original Film Title: CHAMPION. English Title: CHAMPION. Film Director: MARK ROBSON. Year: 1949. Stars: KIRK DOUGLAS; MARILYN MAXWELL. Credit: UNITED ARTISTS / Album Stock Photo - Alamy Original Film Title: CHAMPION. English Title: CHAMPION. Film Director: MARK ROBSON. Year: 1949. Stars: KIRK DOUGLAS; MARILYN MAXWELL. Credit: UNITED ARTISTS / Album Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P49CHJ/original-film-title-champion-english-title-champion-film-director-mark-robson-year-1949-stars-kirk-douglas-marilyn-maxwell-credit-united-artists-album-P49CHJ.jpg)
Original Film Title: CHAMPION. English Title: CHAMPION. Film Director: MARK ROBSON. Year: 1949. Stars: KIRK DOUGLAS; MARILYN MAXWELL. Credit: UNITED ARTISTS / Album Stock Photo - Alamy
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Original Film Title: CHAMPION. English Title: CHAMPION. Film Director: MARK ROBSON. Year: 1949. Stars: KIRK DOUGLAS; ARTHUR KENNEDY. Credit: UNITED ARTISTS / Album Stock Photo - Alamy
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Amazon.com: Champion POSTER Movie (22 x 28 Inches - 56cm x 72cm) (1949) (Half Sheet Style A): Posters & Prints
![Actor Kirk Douglas (right), on-set of the Film, "Champion", United Artists, 1949 Stock Photo - Alamy Actor Kirk Douglas (right), on-set of the Film, "Champion", United Artists, 1949 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/R0C7XP/actor-kirk-douglas-right-on-set-of-the-film-champion-united-artists-1949-R0C7XP.jpg)
Actor Kirk Douglas (right), on-set of the Film, "Champion", United Artists, 1949 Stock Photo - Alamy
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