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Escuela de campeones (1950)

Escuela de campeones poster
Directed by
Ralph Pappier
Genre
adventure film
Country
Argentina
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s Argentina, a group of young students at a sports school train hard under a dedicated coach. They work together to overcome personal challenges and compete in athletic events.

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What happens

School of Champions (Spanish: Escuela de campeones) is a 1950 Argentine adventure drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by Ralph Pappier, and starring George Rigaud, Silvana Roth, and Pedro Quartucci. It won the Silver Condor Award for Best Film, given by the Argentine Film Critics Association in 1951 for the best picture of the previous year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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