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The Champion is a french film of genre Drama directed by François Reichenbach with Jean-Paul Belmondo
The Champion (1979)
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Synopsis
Un jeune sénégalais vient à Paris pour réaliser son rêve : boxer. La rencontre du petit noir et du grand Paris, le petit peuple parisien, le monde un peu secret de la boxe... autant de chose pour lui a découvrir.Actors
Jean-Paul Belmondo
(apparition)
Michèle Morgan
(apparition)
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