'78 Cup - The Power of Football

Name: '78 Cup - The Power of Football
Released: 1979-11-12
Rating: 10

10.0/10 (1)

·1979· 83 min

Director: Maurício Sherman

Documentary about the Football World Cup held in Argentina in 1978, focusing on the competition and behind the scenes of the most important soccer competition in the world. Two versions of the 1978 official film exist, the first "Copa 78 - O Poder do Futebol" was made by Brazilian directors Maurício Sherman and Victor di Mello in 1979 but was later withdrawn by FIFA because of its controversial content. The film includes an interview with Rodolfo Galimberti, one of the leaders of the Montoneros guerrilla group and also made accusations that the Argentinian competition organisation committee had deliberately hindered Brazilian chances of success by tampering with the pitch at Mar del Plata.

Cast

Sérgio Chapelin

Self - Narrator (voice)

Mario Kempes

Self

César Luis Menotti

Self

Zico

Self

Rivelino

Self

Teófilo Cubillas

Self

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Ramón Quiroga

Self

Paolo Rossi

Self

In brief

'78 Cup - The Power of Football (1979) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 10.0/10 from 1 votes, it's one of the higher-rated titles. The film runs 1h 23min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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'78 Cup - The Power of Football runs 83 minutes (1h 23min).

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'78 Cup - The Power of Football was released in 1979.