Overview
Having been assigned by his publisher to write a biography of Omar Sivori, the great footballer, Ugo Sanfelice heads for Torino. Given he is not very knowledgeable about soccer, Ugo tries -several times but in vain - to obtain an appointment from Sivori. Forced to fall back upon persons being or having been in contact with the elusive star, he gets to know young forward-center Moretti and soon becomes friendly with him. The young man confides in him and tells him the whole truth about his own "career" : the training in a small provincial team, the promising debut alongside Sivori, the desertion of his fiancée, the premature decline due to a dissolute life. When Sanfelice finally meets Sivori, he finds that the star is no match - humanely at least - for Moretti and he gives up writing the book at all.
Cast
- Massimo Girotti as Ugo Sanfelice
- Omar Sivori as Himself
- Valeria Ciangottini as Liliana
- Joanna Shimkus as Alexandra
- Riccardo Garrone as Arturo Baldi
- Angela Freddi as Ada Mauri
- Gaspare Zola as Nanni Moretti
- Edy Biagetti as Dirigente sportivo
- Nicole Tessier as Olivia Cesarini Argan
- John Charles as Self