Hero

December. 01,1986      G
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Michael Caine as  Narrator (voice)
Diego Maradona as  Self
Hugo Sánchez as  Self
Sócrates as  Self
Preben Elkjær as  Self
Michel Platini as  Self
Enzo Francescoli as  Self
Gary Lineker as  Self
Emilio Butragueño as  Self

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Reviews

Evengyny
1986/12/01

Thanks for the memories!

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Smartorhypo
1986/12/02

Highly Overrated But Still Good

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Curapedi
1986/12/03

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

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Griff Lees
1986/12/04

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Atiliano
1986/12/05

This documentary of the 1986 FIFA World Cup is the best ever documentary of the game of soccer I have ever seen !!! And I have seen many documentaries of the game !!!The narration, editing, voice over of actual broadcasts, the music and their placement within the film - everything was just brilliant. From the background of the 1986 Mexico City earthquake at the beginning of the film, the introduction of the many famous players at the time, the sound of cheering squads from different countries and then to the final championship winning goal by Jorge Burruchaga the film never fails to thrill !!!Director and Writer Tony Maylam did a brilliant job !!! I just hope it won't be his last !!!

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sharad
1986/12/06

Of all the football films I have watched, this is one of the 2 best. The other being fever pitch. But Hero is about the greatest world cup ever and consequently arguably also the greatest player ever to play in a world cup, Diego Maradona. This story is centered around him principally but also revolves around the other giants of the game at the time.The musical score is evocative and the images are powerful. The narration by Michael Caine is suitably unbiased and also calmly dramatic. This story is not about the individual games of the world cup; rather it is more about the emotions of the players and the beauty of the event itself.Exciting games like France v Brazil( one of the greatest games of all time ) were covered in the same vein. The final Argentin v W Germany was also in the same vein. highly recommended. A classic of world football. to be watched over and over again, esp if you're a Maradona fan.

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boudu
1986/12/07

So you want to know what is soccer all about? This movie is an example of how a sport can be showed at his peak. A delight, from the beginning to the end. The players are the stars, and the movie shows how they fight, run, and suffer, playing the most popular sport on Earth. And the figure of Maradona, the hero, passing as a lighting, at his peak of talent...8/10

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agustimatias
1986/12/08

Diego Armando Maradona was, and still remains as the best football player, the game has offered. Not just an athlete, but an artist. This documetary if the 1986 World Cup will forever live in the memories of every football fan around the world. Because of his tremendous and unbelievable goal, which he scored against my own country(england). There's absolutely no point of diminishing this star. Although I dont undersand spanish, I can appreciate the argentine narrator. He actually cries of happiness, and can barely express his emotion..... Anything I wrote can be senseless and difficult to comprehend, but readers.....you have to watch this to know what I mean.

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