Il pugile del duce

(2017)

Genres: Documentary, History

Year: 2017

Runtime: 65 мин

Director: Tony Saccucci

Cast: Mauro Valeri, Nicole Jacovacci, Patrizio Sumbu Kalambay, Angelo Nicotra, Ezio Conenna, Simone Crisari, Sergio Lucchetti, Mario Bosisio, Primo Carnera, Leone Jacovacci

Plot

He was the best. He was everybody's favorite. He was the European champion. He was Italian. But Leone Jacovacci wound up being none of the above. Because he was a black Italian. An unsung yet extraordinary tale about a fight in the ring postponed for 90 years: a fight against racism.