Overview
Based on the life of Benny Moré, the film concentrates on a period in the early 1950s when Moré leaves the orchestra of Duany and starts his own 'Banda Gigante'. In flashback we learn of his success in Mexico. Moré is caught in the events connected to Batista's coup in Cuba. Also, he tours Venezuela, where he suffers the machinations of a vengeful businessman. After collapsing and being hospitalised, Moré swears off alcohol. Some years later, he encounters his old band-mate Monchy, fallen on hard times.
Director and cast
More films
Il Divo (2008)
Drama · Not Rated
Italy, early '90s. Calm, clever and inscrutable, politician Giulio Andreotti has been synonymous with power for decades. He has survived everything: electoral battles, terrorist massacres, loss of friends, slanderous accusations; but now certain repentant mobsters implicate him in the crimes of Cosa Nostra.
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Cast
- Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Giulio Bosetti
Amelia (2009)
Adventure · Drama · History · PG
A look at the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 in an attempt to make a flight around the world.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Director
- Mira Nair
- Cast
- Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Aaron Abrams
Tyson (2008)
Documentary · Drama · R
Director James Toback takes an unflinching, uncompromising look at the life of Mike Tyson--almost solely from the perspective of the man himself. TYSON alternates between the controversial boxer addressing the camera and shots of the champion's fights to create an arresting picture of the man.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- James Toback
- Cast
- Mike Tyson, Cus D'Amato, Don King
Serpico (1973)
Crime · Drama · R
New York cop Frank Serpico blows the whistle on the rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him.
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Director
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast
- Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe
The Hoax (2006)
Comedy · Drama · R
In what would cause a fantastic media frenzy, Clifford Irving sells his bogus biography of Howard Hughes to a premiere publishing house in the early 1970s.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
- Cast
- Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden
Underground (2007)
Action · Not Rated
In the UK suburbs, an underground tournament is set to challenge twelve fighters from different backgrounds to compete for the price of £500,000. They have been handpicked for a no-holds barred competition that will push each fighter to their limit. Each fighter has their own reason for competing, and each will give everything they've ...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Mark Strange, Nathan Lewis, Joey Ansah
Bodyguard: A New Beginning (2008)
Action · Drama · Thriller · R
Leung is the bodyguard of a Chinese Triad boss, Wong, to whom his loyalty is unrivaled. Living in Hong Kong, Wong requests that his bodyguard travel to the UK to protect a young British woman, whose true identity is known only by Wong himself. Even Wong's son, Yuen, is kept in the dark, which leads to a betrayal that threatens to destr...
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Cast
- Vincent Sze Cho-Lam, Richard Ng Yiu-Hon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Comments
Talk about the film with other members