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They Called Him Bulldozer

1978 · 102 min

A breezy, good-natured romp of punchy slapstick brawls and easy laughs, carried by a big, amiable lug you root for.

Overview
The "Bulldozer", a former football star, is now working as a fisherman. As a group of street-people arranges a football match against the local Armybase, he is asked to be their trainer. His boat was damaged by a submarine and he currently has no work, so he agrees.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • sport
    • friendship
    • found family
    • class
    • redemption
    Places
    • small town
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    action, comedy
    Directed by
    Michele Lupo
    Written by
    Francesco Scardamaglia, Marcello Fondato, Rainer Brandt
    Starring
    Bud Spencer, Raimund Harmstorf, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, Nando Paone, Enzo Santaniello, Marco Stefanelli, Giovanni Vettorazzo, Reinhard Kolldehoff
    Cinematography
    Franco Di Giacomo
    Runtime
    102 min
    Country
    Germany, Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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