Playing the Field (1974)
L'arbitro
A small-time soccer referee gets the chance of a lifetime when he gets to referee a major-league game. He becomes a celebrity and suddenly finds himself having to choose between his future as a referee and the temptations that come his way, especially the women, now.
- Date of release
- 1974-03-23
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (17)
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Casting
- Lando Buzzanca — Carmelo Lo Cascio
- Gabriella Pallotta — Laura, la moglie di Carmelo
- Massimo Mollica — Il commendator Armando La Forgia
- Joan Collins — Elena Sperani, la giornalista
- Marisa Solinas — Luisella, la moglie di Tito
- Nello Pazzafini — Un tifoso che invade il campo
- Ignazio Leone — Tito Fichera, guardalinee
- Dino Curcio — Il sindaco
- Daniele Vargas — Il presidente della commissione arbitrale
- Umberto D'Orsi — Il medico
- Gianfranco Barra — Un agente
- Alvaro Vitali — Il portalettere
Interesting facts
L'arbitro is a 1974 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. The main character, Carmelo Lo Cascio, is inspired on the referee Concetto Lo Bello. The theme song, "Football Crazy", is sung by the football player Giorgio Chinaglia.
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