The Champ is a 1979 remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor.
The remake was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on a story by Frances Marion and screenwriting by Walter Newman.
The film stars Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, and Ricky Schroder. Schroder won the Golden Globe Award for "Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture" at age nine for his performance as T.J. Flynn.
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The Champ is a 1979 remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor.
The remake was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, based on a story by Frances Marion and screenwriting by Walter Newman.
The film stars Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, and Ricky Schroder. Schroder won the Golden Globe Award for "Best New Male Star of the Year in a Motion Picture" at age nine for his performance as T.J. Flynn.
Billy Flynn, an ex-boxing champion, is now a horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J. He has custody of his son after his wife Annie left him seven years ago. T.J. worships "The Champ" who is now working on his come-back in order to give his boy a better future. But suddenly Annie shows up again.
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