Champion (2002 film)

Champion
Theatrical poster
Korean name
Hangul
챔피언
Revised RomanizationChaempieon
McCune–ReischauerCh'aemp'iŏn
Directed byKwak Kyung-taek
Written byKwak Kyung-taek
Based onLife of Duk Koo Kim
Produced byJo Weon-jang
StarringYu Oh-seong
Chae Min-seo
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Music byLaurent Sauvagnac - Stéphane Zidi - Matthieu Gain
Distributed byMedia Suits
Release date
  • June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10,569,737[1]

Champion (Korean: 챔피언) is a 2002 South Korean biographical sport drama film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, about South Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim, portrayed by Yu Oh-seong.

Background

A biopic, Champion details the life of Duk Koo Kim, South Korea's most popular boxer, who, in his rise to international fame, faced the reigning lightweight champion Ray Mancini at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 13, 1982. Kim ultimately lost the match after fourteen rounds, and within minutes, dropped into a coma from which he never recovered. The match changed boxing rules around the world; and affected South Korea especially.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Champion" Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Boxofficemojo. Retrieved March 04, 2012.


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