Playing the Field
5.2
A small-time soccer referee gets the chance of a lifetime when he gets to referee a major-league game. He becomes a celebrity and suddenly finds himself having to choose between his future as a referee and the temptations that come his way, especially the women, now.
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Carmelo Lo Cascio
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Luigi Filippo D'Amico Director · Sandro Continenza Screenplay Raimondo Vianello Screenplay
First release March 23, 1974 · Produced in Italy · Original title L'arbitro
Production
Documento Film
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Italy
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Languages
Original title
L'arbitro
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · March 23, 1974
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No release date listed for United States.
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