Resurecting the Champ

Rod Lurie with Samuel L. JacksonAlan Alda Josh Harnett

2008 Drama United States 111 minutes

Up-and-coming sports reporter (Hartnett) rescues a homeless man ("Champ", Jackson) 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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Directed by : Rod Lurie

Release date: 14 May 2008

Genre: Drama

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Samuel L. Jackson

xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)Captain America : Civil War (2016)The Legend of Tarzan (2016)Kong: Skull Island (2017) ...

Alan Alda

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Josh Harnett

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