

Carnera: The Walking Mountain
2008-05-09 · 125 min · ★ 5.9
The life of Primo Carnera a.k.a. "Ambling Alp", Italian professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion from June 1933 to June 1934, but also accused by some of having ties to the mob.
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Production details
- Directors
- Renzo Martinelli
- Production companies
- Domino Film, Martinelli Film Company International, Mediaset, Medusa Film
- Countries
- Italy, Romania
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 6,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 408,793
Top Cast
Andrea IaiaPrimo Carnera
Anna VallePina Kovacic
Burt YoungLou Soresi
Paul SorvinoLedudal
F. Murray AbrahamLeon See
Kasia SmutniakEmilia Tersini
Eleonora MartinelliGiovanna
Antonio CupoMax Baer
Stefano MeglioProprietario del Nightclub
Bruno BilottaPaul Jurnee
Adriana ŞchiopuMamma Giovanna
Răzvan OpreaSecondo
Vlad RădescuJoseph K.
Giovanni CapalboBill Duffy
Florin BusuiocZio AnselmoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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