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Playing the Field
55%
Movie
1h 48m
AI Analysis
Playing the Field (1974) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Playing the Field (1974) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~108 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Playing the Field 55% (16 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 16 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1974-03-23
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 257816
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Is there an official trailer for Playing the Field?
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What is Playing the Field about?
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 ref... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Playing the Field?
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How long is the movie Playing the Field?
The official runtime for Playing the Field is approximately 108 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Lando Buzzanca
Carmelo Lo Cascio

Gabriella Pallotta
Laura, la moglie di Carmelo

Massimo Mollica
Il commendator Armando La Forgia

Joan Collins
Elena Sperani, la giornalista

Marisa Solinas
Luisella, la moglie di Tito

Nello Pazzafini
Un tifoso che invade il campo

Ignazio Leone
Tito Fichera, guardalinee
- D
Dino Curcio
Il sindaco

Daniele Vargas
Il presidente della commissione arbitrale

Umberto D'Orsi
Il medico

Gianfranco Barra
Un agente

Alvaro Vitali
Il portalettere
- M
Milla Johansson
Naked woman at Elena's house (uncredited)

Antonio La Raina
Antonio
- G
Giovanni Rosselli
Saro, figlio di Carmelo

Elizabeth Turner
moglie inglese di La Forgia

Dante Cleri
tassista
- S
Sergio Doria
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