Underplayed Gems

The Miracle Striker (1957)

The Miracle Striker poster
Original title
A csodacsatár
Directed by
Márton Keleti
Genre
satire, comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A sports comedy about a man who becomes a famous football star. His rise in the world of soccer is played for laughs and includes real Hungarian players from the 1950s.

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What happens

The Football Star (Hungarian: A csodacsatár) is a 1957 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Pongracz as the football star, Kamill Feleki, László Ungváry and Manyi Kiss. It features a number of cameos from Ferenc Puskás and other footballers of the Hungarian national Golden Team, who had finished as runners-up at the 1954 World Cup. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Zoltán Fülöp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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