Blood in the Bullring

Blood in the Bullring

1969 · 100 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama

Like every night, Manuel remembers the old days of glory, when after the war he was a famous bullfighter. He and his friend Juan were the fashionable couple. Now Juan is a prominent businessman in bullfighting. But Manuel's feelings toward him have changed radically: an inexplicable hated seizes him when someone mentions his name. It has been more than twenty years since that afternoon, when Manuel was bullfighting and fell to the ground.

Directed by Rafael Gil · Written by Andrés Velasco

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Alberto Closas José Domínguez
Ángel Teruel Juanito Carmona 'Manuel Montes'
Francisco Rabal Juan Carmona
Cristina Galbó Paloma Domínguez
José «Saza» Sazatornil Apoderado
José Sacristán Andrés Medina
Guillermo Marín Director del periódico
Mary Begoña Ramona
Joaquín Pamplona Cayetano
Alfonso del Real Alcalde
Erasmo Pascual Sacerdote en el tendido
Goyo Lebrero Taquillero del ferrocaril

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