The Champion (1943 film)
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| name = The Champion
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| director = Carlo Borghesio
| producer =
| writer = {{ubl|Carlo Borghesio|Enzo Fiermonte|Tomaso Smith}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|Enzo Fiermonte|Vera Bergman|Erminio Spalla}}
| music = Giuseppe Savagnone
| cinematography = Giovanni Pucci
Aldo Tonti
| editing = Carlo Borghesio
Gisa Radicchi Levi
| studio = Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Leo Film
| distributor = Variety Distribution
| released = {{Film date|1943|02}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
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The Champion ({{langx|it|Il campione}}) is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte, Vera Bergman and Erminio Spalla.Chiti & Poppi p.56
It was shot at the Fert Studios in Turin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Luigi Ricci.
Synopsis
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
- Enzo Fiermonte as Massimo
- Vera Bergman as Wanda Gregorovitch
- Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini
- Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia
- Michele Riccardini as Federico
- Alessandra Adari
- Michele Bonaglia
- Mario Bosisio
- Luigi Garrone
- Amedeo Martini
- Bianca Martini
- Merlo Preciso
- Massimo Riccardi
- Vera Ruberti
- Mirella Scriatto
- Beniamino Serpi as Un pugile
- Vittorio Vaser
References
Bibliography
- Roberto Chiti & Roberto Poppi. I film: Tutti i film italiani dal 1930 al 1944. Gremese Editore, 2005.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0034571}}
- [https://www.varietydistribution.it/en/catalogue/champion-the/ The Champion] at Variety Distribution
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Category:1940s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Carlo Borghesio
Category:Italian black-and-white films
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