21 March 2017 History, Factual 65 mins
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.
Watch the official Il pugile del duce 2017 trailer in HD below.
Mauro Valeri as Himself
Angelo Nicotra as Himself
Ezio Conenna as Himself
Simone Crisari as Himself
Sergio Lucchetti as Himself
Primo Carnera as Himself
Tony Saccucci Director
Mauro Valeri Writer
Sabrina Varani Cinematography
Sabrina Varani Director of Photography
Chiara Ronchini Editor
Gianluca Scarlata Sound Technical Supervisor
Italy 21 March 2017
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 2017:
01 October 2017
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture.
13 January 2017
Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.
13 December 2017
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers.
09 March 2017
A low-intensity war is being fought on the streets of Europe and the aim is on fascism. This critically acclaimed documentary takes us behind the masks of the militants called antifascists.
27 January 2017
A newlywed photographer is stalked by a dark man in a brimmed hat who followers her from her nightmares.
16 March 2017
Haunted by the chemical attacks that claimed the lives of his family, a Kurdish sniper flees his homeland in search of a better life in the United Kingdom.
14 December 2017
The story of reserve soldiers, who volunteered to take part in an anthrax vaccine experiment during their military service.
10 June 2017
How can we ethically build sustainable industry in developing countries? In a David-and-Goliath battle over the land on the luscious mountain peninsula in the centre of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Joe Moses, leader of the Paga Hill Settlement, must save his 3,000 people before they are evicted.
28 September 2017
At a bus stop, provincial taxi driver Yura meets young beauty Svieta, and is hired to drive both her and her mother to Pryputni - a small Ukrainian village in the middle of nowhere.
09 May 2017
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
28 March 2017
After Porn Ends 2 picks up where its predecessor left off and not only turns back the clock to meet the oldest living stars in adult film's history, but goes in depth with some of Its most current retirees and juxtaposes their experiences in a life after porn.
24 March 2017
Oskar's deepest wish is to be able to ride on the prairie with his mother over summer break. But alas, everything turns out differently than expected and the 10-year-old is forced to spend his vacation on his grumpy grandfather's farm.
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