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Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Directed by Rod Lurie
Overview
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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 112 minutes
Actors
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 | Troy Amos-Ross | Rod Lurie | John Elway | Jake LaMotta | Jameson Trenholm | Ryan McDonald