L'arbitro (1974 film)

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L'arbitro
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Directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Written by Raimondo Vianello
Sandro Continenza
Giulio Scarnicci
Produced by Gianni Hecht Lucari
Starring Lando Buzzanca
Joan Collins
CinematographySergio D'Offizi
Music by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Country Italy
LanguageItalian

L'arbitro (internationally released as Playing the Field, Football Crazy and The Referee) is a 1974 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. [1] [2] The main character, Carmelo Lo Cascio, is inspired on the referee Concetto Lo Bello. [1] The theme song, "Football Crazy", is sung by the football player Giorgio Chinaglia. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN   8820029197.
  2. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059350.