Bloomfield (1970)

Directed by

Uri Zohar, Richard Harris

Genre

drama film, association football film

Country

Israel, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging footballer in Tel Aviv deals with life after his prime. He prepares for his final match while facing personal relationships and the end of his career.

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What happens

Bloomfield (released in the United States as The Hero) is a 1971 British-Israeli drama film directed by Richard Harris and Uri Zohar. It was entered into the 21st Berlin International Film Festival. The film stars Harris as an ageing footballer in Tel Aviv with his girlfriend (Romy Schneider) as he prepares for his final match. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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