That Forward Center Died at Dawn

That Forward Center Died at Dawn (Spanish: El centroforward murió al amanecer) is a 1961 Argentine drama film, adapted by Agustín Cuzzani from his play of the same name. It was directed by René Mugica and was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

That Forward Center Died at Dawn
Directed byRené Mugica
Written byAgustín Cuzzani
Agustín Cuzzani (play)
StarringArturo Arcari
CinematographyRicardo Younis
Edited byAtilio Rinaldi
Release date
  • 22 June 1961 (1961-06-22)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

"Cacho" Garibaldi (Luis Medina Castro), skillful soccer player, is bought by a millionaire named Lupus (Raul Rossi) and in a stormy night moves to his mansion: a combination of palace, fortress and prison. There he learns that Lupus is a collector of exceptional human beings and that the player is not allowed to leave or play football ever again.

Cacho falls in love with another prisoner, a dancer, and they try to escape. They fail and Cacho ends up killing Lupus and getting shot by the guards.

Cast

References
  1. "Festival de Cannes: That Forward Center Dies at Dawn". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.


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