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A professor at the University of Frankfurt is mistaken for a Russian soccer player on his arrival at Madrid airport. There, he is received as a sports figure and the teacher, unaware of the confusion, take it as an extraordinary compliment. However, problems arise when, after discovering the error, the professor has to pretend to be the player until he appears
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Fernando Fernán Gómez
Claudio Henkel
Known for
Butterfly
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Maria Piazzai
Elena Bernal
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A Day in Court
Antonio Riquelme
Marcelo Rodríguez
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The Wheelchair
Juan Calvo
Ramón Fernández
Known for
The Miracle of Marcelino
Il conte Max
Rafael Albaicín
Mauro
Known for
Django
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Lina Canalejas
Purita Gómez
Known for
Strange Voyage
Dark Habits
Raúl Cancio
Don César
Also in
Fedra, the Devil's Daughter
Crimen para recién casados
Rafael Luis Calvo
Gregorio
Also in
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Thieves
Matilde Muñoz Sampedro
Presidenta Asociación de Damas Intelectuales
Known for
Main Street
Death of a Cyclist
Alfonso Rojas
Jefe de Mauro
Also in
Blind Alley
Gunman Called Nebraska
Xan das Bolas
Guardia del Parque
Known for
The Executioner
Placido
José María Martín
Also in
Surcos
The Little Nightingale
José María Elorrieta Director · Roberto Berki Jr. Composer Alfonso Nieva Cinematographer
First release September 9, 1956 · Produced in Spain
Production
Gredos Films
Production
Spain
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · September 9, 1956
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No release date listed for United States.
Romania
September 9, 1956 · Theatrical
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