| The Champion | |
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| Directed by | Carlo Borghesio |
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| Starring | |
| 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 |
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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.
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.
