L'arbitro (1974)

Directed by

Luigi Filippo D'Amico

Genre

comedy film, association football film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A referee gets caught up in the chaos and humor of local soccer matches. The film follows his adventures on and off the field as he tries to keep control of the game.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulwarmamusingeasygoingnostalgicfarcical

What happens

L'arbitro (internationally released as Playing the Field, Football Crazy and The Referee) is a 1974 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. The main character, Carmelo Lo Cascio, is inspired on the referee Concetto Lo Bello. The theme song, "Football Crazy", is sung by the football player Giorgio Chinaglia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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