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The Magnificent Matador

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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.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1955-05-24

Runtime: 94 mins

Director: Budd Boetticher

Writer: Charles Lang

Spoken language: English

Genres: Romance, Drama

Original title: The Magnificent Matador

Production Companies: Edward L. Alperson Productions

Production Countries: United States of America

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