Directed by:
Mark RobsonScreenplay:
Carl ForemanCinematography:
Franz PlanerComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Kirk Douglas, Marilyn Maxwell, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Lola Albright, Ralph Sanford, Bill Baldwin, Polly Bergen, Don Brodie, Charles Sullivan (more)Plots(1)
Michael "Midge" Kelly (Kirk Douglas) is a boxer whose fight to the top is unhampered by ethics or gratitude. A hero to his fans, his friends know him to be a selfish egomaniac who allows nothing to stand in his way. After winning a fight he was supposed to throw, Mike's life is threatened by the mob, and he is only saved through the intervention of a woman who becomes yet another pawn in his climb up the ladder. Ultimately, he is forced to re-enter the ring and confront his biggest opponent... himself. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Kirk Douglas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/709/162709911_18b2aa.jpg)
Kirk Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Paths of Glory (1957)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Lust for Life (1956)
![Marilyn Maxwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400518_3688ff.jpg)
Marilyn Maxwell
USA
Best movies:
Champion (1949)
Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
![Arthur Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471105_5c3dfb.jpg)
Arthur Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Window (1949)
![Paul Stewart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/948/157948804_5a3649.jpg)
Paul Stewart
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Citizen Kane (1941)
![Ruth Roman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440698_2178cf.jpg)
Ruth Roman
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
![Lola Albright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031456_a56c58.jpg)
Lola Albright
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Champion (1949)
![Ralph Sanford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935030_010c41.jpg)
Ralph Sanford
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Big Country (1958)
The Heiress (1949)
Bill Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
The Apartment (1960)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Polly Bergen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281240_10dfe8.jpg)
Polly Bergen
USA
![Don Brodie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000176_21637e.jpg)
Don Brodie
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Little Big Man (1970)
Charles Sullivan
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Fury (1936)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Forbes Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/185/159185624_51416d.gif)
Forbes Murray
Canada
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Vertigo (1958)
![Chuck Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/354/159354314_9d0f46.jpg)
Chuck Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Modern Times (1936)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Ralph Brooks
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Charles Sherlock
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Tim Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/935/159935032_4efdf3.jpg)
Tim Ryan
USA
Best movies:
It Started with Eve (1941)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
The Stratton Story (1949)
![Paul Dubov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/946/159946603_3077be.jpg)
Paul Dubov
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
High Noon (1952)
Shock Corridor (1963)
![John Daheim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132209_363253.jpg)
John Daheim
USA
Best movies:
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Spartacus (1960)
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
![Esther Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/266/160266195_53bd54.gif)
Esther Howard
USA
Best movies:
Caged (1950)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Born to Kill (1947)