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The Magnificent Matador is a american film of genre Drama directed by Budd Boetticher released in USA on 24 may 1955 with Maureen O'Hara
The Magnificent Matador (1955)
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Add to a movie listThe Magnificent Matador is a 1955 American drama film directed by Budd Boetticher and written by Budd Boetticher and Charles Lang. The film stars Maureen O'Hara, Anthony Quinn, Manuel Rojas, Richard Denning, Thomas Gomez, Lola Albright, William Ching and an early appearance of Stuart Whitman. The film was released on May 24, 1955, by 20th Century Fox.
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Luis Santos, un célèbre toréador, est chargé d'initier au métier le jeune Rafael Reyes.Actors
Maureen O'Hara
(Karen Harrison)
Anthony Quinn
(Luís Santos)
Richard Denning
(Mark Russell)
Thomas Gomez
(Don David)
Lola Albright
(Mona Wilton)
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