The Champ (1979 film)

The Champ is a 1979 remake, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, of the 1931 Academy Awardwinning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor. It stars Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, and Ricky Schroder. It is also the final film for actress Joan Blondell to be released during her lifetime. Blondell who died from leukemia on Christmas Day eight months later, also starred in two other films that were released after her death.

The film had received negative reviews from many critics. It hason Rotten Tomatoes. Time Out London called itSchroder 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. Voight was a nominee for Best Actor but lost out to Dustin Hoffman for his role in Kramer vs. Kramer. ........

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