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Urtain, King of the Mountains

1969 · 97 min

A wry, affectionate portrait that ambles through a boxer's world with dry humour and a documentary eye.

Directed by
Manuel Summers
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Manuel Urtain, Cecilia Urbieta, Miguel Almazor
Overview
A humorous visit to the turbulent world of the controversial Spanish boxer José Manuel Urtain.

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Directed by
Manuel Summers
Genres
Documentary
Starring
José Manuel Urtain, Cecilia Urbieta, Miguel Almazor
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • celebrity
  • identity
  • ambition
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Manuel Summers
Written by
Manuel Summers
Starring
José Manuel Urtain, Cecilia Urbieta, Miguel Almazor, Isidro Echevarria, José Luis Velasco, Luis Sánchez Polack, Cris Huerta, Antonio P. Costafreda
Music
Carmelo Bernaola
Cinematography
Luis Cuadrado
Runtime
97 min
Country
Spain
Languages
Spanish

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