Sunday Heroes

Sunday Heroes

1952 · 98 min · ★ 6.4 · Drama

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like an amateur and the crowd begin to smell something fishy going on.

Directed by Mario Camerini · Written by Franco Brusati

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