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Having been assigned by his publisher to write a biography of Omar Sivori, the great footballer, Ugo Sanfelice heads for Torino. Given he is not very knowledgeable about soccer, Ugo tries -several times but in vain - to obtain an appointment from Sivori. Forced to fall back upon persons being or having been in contact with the elusive star, he gets to know young forward-center Moretti and soon becomes friendly with him. The young man confides in him and tells him the whole truth about his own "career" : the training in a small provincial team, the promising debut alongside Sivori, the desertion of his fiancée, the premature decline due to a dissolute life. When Sanfelice finally meets Sivori, he finds that the star is no match - humanely at least - for Moretti and he gives up writing the book at all.

• Enzo BattagliaDirector
• Enzo BattagliaWriter
• Giorgio ProsperiWriter

• Massimo GirottiUgo Sanfelice
• Omar SivoriHimself
• Valeria CiangottiniLiliana
• Joanna ShimkusAlexandra
• Riccardo GarroneArturo Baldi
• Angela FreddiAda Mauri
• Gaspare ZolaNanni Moretti
• Edy BiagettiDirigente sportivo
• Nicole TessierOlivia Cesarini Argan
• John CharlesSelf
• Alfredo DariRenato Cesarini
• Beppe BarlettiGiornalista