- Country: Italy
- Genres: N/A
- Release: 1965-11-12
- Director: Enzo Battaglia
- Writers: Enzo Battaglia , Francesco Prosperi
- Language: Italian
- Stars: Massimo Girotti , Valeria Ciangottini , Joanna Shimkus , Riccardo Garrone , Gaspare Zola , Angela Freddi , Nicole Tessier , Edy Biagetti
- Runtime: 97 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Idoli controluce , Idoli controluce (Italy)
- Plot:
Having been assigned by his publisher to write a biography of Omar Sivori, the great footballer, Ugo Sanfelice heads for Torino. Given he is not very knowledgeable about soccer, Ugo tries -several times but in vain - to obtain an appointment from Sivori. Forced to fall back upon persons being or having been in contact with the elusive star, he gets to know young forward-center Moretti and soon becomes friendly with him. The young man confides in him and tells him the whole truth about his own "career" : the training in a small provincial team, the promising debut alongside Sivori, the desertion of his fiancée, the premature decline due to a dissolute life. When Sanfelice finally meets Sivori, he finds that the star is no match - humanely at least - for Moretti and he gives up writing the book at all.
- IMDB:tt0059306
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