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60% Critic Match
The Magnificent Matador
“The most dangerous game on earth!”
6.0 / 10• 1955• 1h 34m•NR• English
RomanceDrama
Storyline
Karen Harrison is a spoiled, rich, American predator who falls head-over-heels for the brooding, tormented, about-to-retire matador, Luis Santos who has inexplicably run away prior to a corrida that was to occasion the "alternativa" of a young, up-and-coming bullfighter.
Cast & Crew
Maureen O'Hara
Karen Harrison
Lead
Anthony Quinn
Luís Santos
Richard Denning
Mark Russell
Thomas Gomez
Don David
Lola Albright
Mona Wilton
William Ching
Jody Wilton
Eduardo Noriega
Miguel
MR
Manuel Rojas
Rafael Reyes
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Budd Boetticher's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Magnificent Matador is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
