Resurrecting the Champ

Name: Resurrecting the Champ
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007-06-14
Duration: 6720 min
Rating: 6.3

6.3 2007 1h 52m United States of America

Drama

Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

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Based on a true story, that was based on a lie. Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.

Details

Directors

Rod Lurie

Writers

Allison Burnett, Michael Bortman

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett, Alan Alda, Teri Hatcher, Kathryn Morris, Dakota Goyo, Rachel Nichols, Nick Sandow, Kristen Shaw, David Paymer, Harry Lennix, Peter Coyote, Chris Ippolito, J. Winston Carroll, Suzanne Pringle

Production

Battleplan Productions, Yari Film Group, Phoenix Pictures, Alberta Film Entertainment

Languages

English

Countries

United States of America