World Champion
1955, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Gonchukov.
The young blacksmith Ilya Gromov from the White Keys collective farm wins the title of world wrestling champion.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir GonchukovDirector
- Aleksey VaninIlya Gromov
- Vasili MerkuryevFyodor Bessonov
- Vladimir GulyaevKonstantin Kovalyov
- Nadezhda CherednichenkoNastya
- Klavdiya KhabarovaKlava
- Muza KrepkogorskayaZina
- Anatoli VasyutinskySeryozha Odintsov
- Ratmir VasyutinskyGrisha Odintsov
- Anatoliy SolovyovNikolay Korablyov
- Nikolai Komissarovded Timofey
- Boris TerentyevPavel Timofeyevich
- Georgi SvetlaniPotapich
Details
- Released
- 16 February 1955
- Original title
- Чемпион мира
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valentin Ezhov, Vasiliy Solovyov
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World Champion runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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World Champion isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 February 1955. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed World Champion?
World Champion (1955) was directed by Vladimir Gonchukov and stars Aleksey Vanin, Vasili Merkuryev, Vladimir Gulyaev.