The read
It runs a compact 1h 13m.
Synopsis
Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Budd BoetticherWriter
- Raúl LavistaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Carlos ArruzaHimself
- Anthony QuinnNarrator
Themes
bullfighting