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Resurrecting the Champ

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Resurrecting the Champ
Movie Info
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Director -
Rod Lurie -
Producer -
Mike Medavoy , Bob Yari , Marc Frydman , Rod Lurie -
Screenwriter -
Michael Bortman , Allison Burnett -
Distributor -
Yari Film Group -
Production Co -
Phoenix Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Violence|Brief Language) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 24, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 30, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$3.2M -
Runtime -
1h 52m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)