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RUNTIME
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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Pugilatori
1951 0h 11m IT
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8.0
BANGER
★8.0TMDB · 2
Synopsis
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From the middle of an amateur boxing match to its dramatic technical knock-out, the camera follows the quick ballet of the boxers. The action is followed by a variety of spectators, some wild and vociferous, some suffering in silence form what they see; men and women, poor and rich... Then, one sees the amateurs next day, as they work in their true professions, mostly humble ones: street-sweepers, butchers... The end is the beginning: the training, and the warming up until another boxer goes up a spiral metal staircase to another match in another derelict boxing arena.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Valerio Zurlini
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Valerio Zurlini directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 275 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0196031 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 11 min · 0h 11m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
Also by
Valerio Zurlini
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1951-08-07
