The Champion (1943 film)

The Champion (Italian: Il campione) is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.[1]

The Champion
Directed byCarlo Borghesio
Written by
Starring
CinematographyGiovanni Pucci
Aldo Tonti
Edited byCarlo Borghesio
Gisa Radicchi Levi
Music byGiuseppe Savagnone
Production
companies
Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Leo Film
Distributed byVariety Distribution
Release date
  • February 1943 (1943-02)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci.

Synopsis

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A former boxer, now a trainer, discovers a young fighter who he feels has all the skills to become a champion. He takes him under his wing and begins to shape him into a fully rounded fighter. However the young man's success goes to his head and he becomes involved with a rich, vapid lady without realising that his trainer's daughter is in love with him.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Chiti & Poppi p.56

Bibliography

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  • Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
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