腓特烈一世（绰号“巴巴罗萨”）继任德意志国王后，为了征服意大利，在位期间多次入侵北意大利，干涉教廷内政。
意大利米兰的贵族后裔阿尔贝托·朱萨诺为了意大利的自由，与北部诸城市贵族联合教皇组成了伦巴第联盟，以对抗德意志。伦巴第联盟战争爆发，本片描述了十二世纪这一历史时期发生的故事...

Tells the story of Primo Carnera, the first Italian to win the world heavyweight boxing title. A towering giant, he stood 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 265 pounds. Follows his legendary rise to success and recounts the key events in his life, from his childhood to the moment when he lost his title in 1934.