Movie
Arruza
“He Was Number One - THE BEST...And He Died That Way!”
6.7/10
1972
1h 13m
en
Documentary
Overview
Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.
Director
Budd Boetticher
Writers
Budd Boetticher
Movie Information
Release Date
August 23, 1972
Runtime
1h 13m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
3
