Resurecting the Champ

Name: Resurecting the Champ
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006-10-12
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Alan Alda

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

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Alan Alda

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Josh Harnett

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