La course de taureaux

Nov 7 1951 N/A 1h 16m
Documentary, Sport

The film evokes all the aspects of bullfighting - its history, the bulls, the toreros, the arena, the audience - and involves numerous matadors from the era.

Plot

Everything you wanted to know about bullfighting and bullfighters. After a historical insight into tauromachy, the film shows the way the bulls meant for the arena are raised and selected. It also illustrates how the future matadors learn the tricks of their trade, analyzes the different stages of the fight and details the various passes made by the bullfighters. Finally the viewer is made to attend demonstrations provided by the greatest specialists among whom Manolete, Dominguin, Mazzantini and Arruza.

Written by

Pierre Braunberger, Auguste Lafront

Directed by

Myriam Borsoutsky, Pierre Braunberger

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Panthéon Productions

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
14
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA