| The Champion | |
| Director: | Carlo Borghesio |
| Music: | Giuseppe Savagnone |
| Cinematography: | Giovanni Pucci Aldo Tonti |
| Editing: | Carlo Borghesio Gisa Radicchi Levi |
| Studio: | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane Leo Film |
| Distributor: | Variety Distribution |
| Runtime: | 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.