Diez segundos (1949)

Directed by

Alejandro Wehner

Genre

drama film, boxing film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boxer faces the pressure of a career-defining ten second count inside the ring. The story follows his struggle between personal demons and the need to win against a tough opponent.

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What happens

Diez segundos (Ten Seconds) is a 1949 Argentine film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Alejandro Wehner and produced by Emelco studios. The film is a boxing drama starring Ricardo Duggan, María Esther Buschiazzo, Patricia Castell, Carlos D'Agostino (voice), Delfy de Ortega, María Rosa Gallo, Oscar Valicelli and Oscar Villa. It premiered on November 23, 1949 in Buenos Aires. The film was distributed by Interamericana. Castell and Rosa Gallo would later star alongside each other in several films and television series over several decades including Perla Negra and Zíngara (1996). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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