Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así

Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así
Directed byManuel Summers
Screenplay byManuel Summers
Produced byRafael Cuevas (director of production), Antonio Cuevas (executive producer)
CinematographyLuis Cuadrado
Edited byMercedes Alonso
Music byCarmelo Bernaola
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
98 min
CountrySpanish
LanguagesSpanish, Basque

Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así (lit.'Urtain, king of the jungle'[4], 'Urtain, king of the mountains'[8]) is a 1969 Spanish documentary film about Basque boxer José Manuel Ibar nicknamed Urtain.[16] The film notably features Spanish singer Marisol.[18]

The film was written and directed by Manuel Summers. It was filmed by cinematographer Luis Cuadrado and edited by Mercedes Alonso. The music for the soundtrack was provided by composer Carmelo Bernaola.[19]

Plot

The film shows the future European heavyweight champion[20] at the top of his game.[7]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Directory of Spanish and Portuguese Film-Makers and Films. Bloomsbury Academic. 29 November 1994. ISBN 978-0-313-29459-4.
  3. ^ New Cinema in Spain. British Film Institute. 1977.
  4. ^ [1][2][3]
  5. ^ Sport, Representation and Evolving Identities in Europe. Peter Lang. 2010. ISBN 978-3-03911-977-6.
  6. ^ Czech and Slovak film posters, 1959-1989. Muzeum umění Olomouc. 2004. ISBN 978-80-85227-59-8.
  7. ^ a b c d A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer. 2008. ISBN 978-1-85566-176-9.
  8. ^ [5][6][7]
  9. ^ a b ""La vida de Urtain fue la historia de un héroe de tragedia griega"". El Correo de Burgos. 10 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Urtain: El sacrificio del ídolo de la tribu". 2 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Urtain: Gloria, decadencia y trágico suicidio del deportista más famoso de los 70". 21 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Urtain, King of the Mountains (1969)". Filmaffinity.
  13. ^ a b "Urtain, el rey de la selva... O así (Película 1969) - Tráiler. Resumen, reparto y dónde ver. Dirigida por Manuel Summers | la Vanguardia". Archived from the original on 1 December 2023.
  14. ^ a b "Urtain, el rey de la selva… o así". Academia de cine. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
  15. ^ "Urtain, el rey de la selva... o así (Manuel Summers, 1969)" (PDF). Portada de la web del Ministerio de Cultura. Ministry of Culture (Spain).
  16. ^ [7][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
  17. ^ "Urtain: Anatomía del coloso del deporte español". 9 May 2023.
  18. ^ [7][17]
  19. ^ Opening titles
  20. ^ [9][14][13]