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Playing the Field is a film of genre Comedy directed by Luigi Filippo D’Amico with Lando Buzzanca
Playing the Field (1974)
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Add to a movie listL'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.
Actors
Lando Buzzanca
(Carmelo Lo Cascio)
Joan Collins
(Elena Sperani, la giornalista)
Gabriella Pallotta
(Laura, la moglie di Carmelo)
Ignazio Leone
(Tito Fichera, guardalinee)
Massimo Mollica
(Il commendator Armando La Forgia)
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