Arruza (1972)
Arruza (1972)
He Was Number One - THE BEST...And He Died That Way!
Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.

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Carlos Arruza Carlos Arruza As: Himself
Anthony Quinn Anthony Quinn As: Narrator
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Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.


Tagline: He Was Number One - THE BEST...And He Died That Way!
Certification: NR

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Genres: Documentary

Language: English

Release Date: 23 August 1972

Country: US

Runtime: 73m

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Raúl Lavista

Raúl Lavista

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Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

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