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Hero

1986•1h 23m•

★7.6(22 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

1986 FIFA World Cup Official Film. Mexico had just recovered from a devastating earthquake, but the nation put on a great tournament and Argentina, inspired by Maradona, justified "favourite" status. Eighty-six minutes of football magic from numerous world stars, including Diego Maradona, Gary Lineker, Michel Platini, Socrates, Rummenigge, Sanchez, Laudrup and many others. Michael Caine narrates this, the official FIFA coverage.

Director

Tony Maylam

Writers

Tony Maylam

Watchlist

Main Cast

Michael Caine

Narrator (voice)

Diego Maradona

Self

Hugo Sánchez

Self

Sócrates

Self

Preben Elkjær

Self

Michel Platini

Movies

Documentary

Hero

1986•1h 23m•

★7.6(22 ratings)

Documentary

Overview

Director

Tony Maylam

Writers

Tony Maylam

Watchlist

Main Cast

Michael Caine

Narrator (voice)

Diego Maradona

Self

Hugo Sánchez

Self

Sócrates

Self

Preben Elkjær

Self

Michel Platini

Self

Enzo Francescoli

Self

Gary Lineker

Self

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Self

Emilio Butragueño

Self

Michael Laudrup

Self

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Tony Maylam

Writing

Writer: Tony Maylam

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Rick Wakeman

Cinematography

Assistant Camera: Tim Wooster

Keywords

world cupfootball (soccer)

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Did You Know?

The runtime is 83 minutes (1h 23m).

The film features dialogue in 6 languages: Danish, German, French, English, Portuguese, Spanish.

It was a co-production between: Mexico, United Kingdom.

The film was directed by Tony Maylam.

The screenplay was written by Tony Maylam.

The score was composed by Rick Wakeman.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0093181.

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Rating

7.6/10

Great

22 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Hero

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Dansk, Deutsch, Français, English, Português, Español

Country of Origin:

Mexico, United Kingdom

Production Companies:

Worldmark - Soccer International

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