''The Champion'' (Italian: ''Il campione'') is a 1943 Italian sports film directed by Carlo Borghesio and starring Enzo Fiermonte,

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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 *

as Wanda Gregorovitch * Erminio Spalla as Mario Martini * Fiorella Betti as Bianca Martini, sua figlia * Michele Riccardini as Federico * Alessandra Adari *

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* Beniamino Serpi as Un pugile *

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References

Bibliography

* 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 Variety Distribution 1943 films Italian boxing films 1940s sports films 1940s Italian-language films Films directed by Carlo Borghesio Italian black-and-white films 1940s Italian films {{1940s-Italy-film-stub