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La batalla del domingo

La batalla del domingo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 1963

Runtime

1h 39m

Genres

Drama

User Score

35%

Original Title

La batalla del domingo

Production Companies

Cesáreo González

Director

Luis Marquina

Description

Alfredo Di Stéfano plays himself, not as a soccer player but as a man, husband and father. This is a personal portrait of the mythical athlete, in the decline of his career. Film made to the greater glory of the football player Alfredo Di Stefano. In principle it is a portrait of manners of the life of the athlete at the time of professional retirement. Filmed by Luis Marquina, " The Battle of Sunday " mixes the form of a conventional film with the topics of biographical documentaries. However, the film was an important public success, given the importance of Di Stefano in Spanish football.