Sunday Heroes

Sunday Heroes

98 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1952

Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like an amateur and the crowd begin to smell something fishy going on.

Sunday Heroes

98 mins | Drama | Dec. 30, 1952

Sunday Heroes
Gino Bardi is a centre-forward in a football team which is about to be relegated to the second division. Just before a very important match a girl he has a relationship with proposes him to rig it. He refuses the offer but he actually begins playing like an amateur and the crowd begin to smell something fishy going on.
Producers Rizzoli Films
Original title Gli eroi della domenica
Directors Otto Pellegrini, Paolo Heusch, Mario Camerini
Writers Lionello De Felice, Ennio De Concini, Mario Camerini, Dino Risi, Franco Brusati

Cast

Raf Vallone

as Gino Bardi

Cosetta Greco

as Mara

Marcello Mastroianni

as Carlo Vagnetti

Paolo Stoppa

as Piero

Franco Interlenghi

as Marini

Enrico Viarisio

as Cerchio

Marisa Merlini

as Lucy

Guglielmo Barnabò

as The President of the football club

Elena Varzi

as Mariolina

Sandro Ruffini

as The Doctor

Ada Dondini

as Aunt Carolina

Franca Tamantini

as Annetta

Erno Crisa

as Stefan

Galeazzo Benti

as Berti, il corteggiatore

Gianni Cavalieri

as Carlo

Guido Martufi

as Lenticchia

Giovanna Scotto

as madre di Bardi