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The Reluctant Hero (1941)

The Reluctant Hero poster
Original title
Héroe a la fuerza
Directed by
Benito Perojo
Genre
comedy film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is forced into a situation where he must pretend to be a hero. The story follows his awkward attempts to keep up the charade.

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What happens

The Reluctant Hero (Spanish: Héroe a la fuerza) is a 1941 Spanish comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Miguel Ligero, Antoñita Colomé and Alberto Romea. The film is based on a play by Sergio Pugliese. It is stylistically similar to the White Telephone films of Italy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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