The Champion (1943 film)

1943 Italian film

The Champion

Directed by| Carlo Borghesio
Written by|

* Carlo Borghesio
* Enzo Fiermonte
* Tomaso Smith

Starring|

* Enzo Fiermonte
* Vera Bergman
* Erminio Spalla

Cinematography| Giovanni Pucci
Aldo Tonti
Edited by| Carlo Borghesio
Gisa Radicchi Levi
Music by| Giuseppe Savagnone

Production
companies

Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Leo Film

Distributed by| Variety Distribution

Release date

* February 1943 (1943-02)

Running time

| 85 minutes
Country| Italy
Language| Italian

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]

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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* 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

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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.

## External links

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* The Champion at IMDb
* The Champion at Variety Distribution

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The films of Carlo Borghesio

* Two Million for a Smile (1939)
* The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez (1940)
* The Champion (1943)
* Two Hearts (1943)
* How I Lost the War (1947)
* L'eroe della strada (1948)
* How I Discovered America (1949)
* Captain Demonio (1950)
* Il monello della strada (1951)
* Napoleon (1951)
* The Angels of the District (1952)
* The Steel Rope (1953)
* The Two Friends (1955)

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