Champion (2002 film)

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

Champion
Theatrical poster
Hangul챔피언
Revised RomanizationChaem-pi-eon
McCune–ReischauerCh‘aemp‘iŏn
Directed byKwak Kyung-taek
Produced byJo Weon-jang
Written byKwak Kyung-taek
StarringYu Oh-seong
Chae Min-seo
Music byLaurent Sauvagnac - Stéphane Zidi - Matthieu Gain
CinematographyHong Kyung-pyo
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Distributed byMedia Suits
Release date
June 28, 2002 (2002-06-28)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$10,569,737[1]

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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