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The Moment of Truth
Directed by
Francesco Rosi
Not Rated
1965
1h 40m
Drama
7.2
80%
92%
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The rise and fall of a famous torero, Miguelin, inside and outside of the bullfighters ring.
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Where to Watch The Moment of Truth
Criterion Channel
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Cast of The Moment of Truth
Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín'
Il matador
José Gómez Sevillano
L'apoderado
Pedro "Pedrucho" Basauri
Il "Maestro"
Linda Christian
Linda, American woman
Luque Gago
La cuadrilla del matador #1
Salvador Mateo
La cuadrilla del matador #2
Manuel Ruiz Serrana
La cuadrilla del matador #3
Francisco Cano
La cuadrilla del matador #4
Josè Rodriguez Matia
La caudrilla del matador #5
Manolo Perez Moratilla
La caudrilla del matador #6
Josè Vizcaino
La caudrilla del matador #7
Francesco Rosi
Director / Writer / Producer
Pedro Beltrán
Writer
Pere Portabella
Writer
Ricardo Muñoz Suay
Writer
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
Tonino Cervi
Producer
The Moment of Truth Ratings & Reviews
LIFE
Pauline Kael
[Rosi's] intentions were overwhelmingly achieved, and the savagery of his view of that bullfighting culture was so strong that several times I grabbed the arm of my companion -- a film director -- for support.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Arguably the greatest bullfighting movie ever made.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
The best film on bullfighting.
Movie Metropolis
Christopher Long
There's one thing I can say about every bullfighting movie I've seen: I'm always rooting for the bull.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
ends up feeling distracted, constantly torn away from developing an interesting protagonist in favor of lingering on the behind-the-scenes machinations of the business of bullfighting and bullfighting itself
New York Times
Bosley Crowther
Never have I got such a message of the cruelty of the sport as is conveyed in this film, which owes much of its excitement to superb color photography.
TV Guide
The Moment of Truth tells the story of a farm boy, Mateo, who heads for the bullrings of Barcelona and quickly becomes a top-rated toreador and press darling. His downfall is just as abrupt, however.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Francesco Rosi's 1965 feature is widely (and plausibly) considered the best movie about bullfighting, in part because of its irony and finesse in capturing how the sport springs from and plays against the social reality of Spain.
Groucho Reviews
Peter Canavese
This fable of the disposable performer rising above his class transcends ordinary fiction to be an expressive visual record of the art of bullfighting: primal, brutal, repellent and magnetic in equal measure. [Blu-ray]
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