World Champion (film)


World Champion is a 1954 Soviet sport drama film directed by Vladimir Gonchukov.

Plot

Ilya Gromov is a well-known strongman among fellow villagers. Under the guidance of an experienced coach, a simple country boy becomes a world champion in the Greco-Roman wrestling.

Cast

Vladimir Gonchukov film's took the 12th place in the ranking of the highest-grossing films of the USSR in 1955. In the history of Soviet hire, he is on the 461st place with 27.9 million spectators.