The Bullfighter and the Lady (1951)

- Original title
- Bullfighter and the Lady
- Directed by
- Budd Boetticher
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An American tourist in Mexico becomes obsessed with bullfighting and trains under a famous matador. He pursues a romantic connection with a local woman while risking his life in the ring.
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What happens
Bullfighter and the Lady is a 1951 drama romance sport film directed and written by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Stack, Joy Page and Gilbert Roland. Filmed on location in Mexico, the film focuses on the dangers of bullfighting. Boetticher, who had experience in bullfighting, used a semidocumentary approach in filming the activity and the lives of matadors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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