That Forward Center Died at Dawn

That Forward Center Died at Dawn
Directed by René Mugica
Written by Agustín Cuzzani
Starring Arturo Arcari
Cinematography Ricardo Younis
Edited by Atilio Rinaldi
Release dates
  • 22 June 1961 (1961-06-22)
Running time
80 minutes
Country Argentina
Language Spanish

That Forward Center Died at Dawn (Spanish: El centroforward murió al amanecer) is a 1961 Argentine drama film directed by René Mugica. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot

"Cacho" Garibaldi (Luis Medina Castro), skillful soccer player is bought by a millionaire named Lupus (Raul Rossi) and a stormy night was moved to the mansion of Lupus, a combination of palace, fortress and prison. There he learns that Garibaldi Cacho Lupus is a collector of exceptional human beings, who knows Cacho at the time, and that the player may never play again or leave.

Cacho falls in love with another prisoner, a dancer, and they try to escape; Cacho misses and kills Lupus and ending shot by the guards.

Cast

References

  1. "Festival de Cannes: That Forward Center Dies at Dawn". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
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