Arruza
1972, English. Directed by Budd Boetticher.
He Was Number One - THE BEST...And He Died That Way!
Eight years in the making, Boetticher’s portrait of his longtime friend, the famous bullfighter Carlos Arruza, was a labor of love that the renowned director of westerns pursued despite contending with illnesses, bankruptcy, jail time, and lucrative offers from Hollywood. The result is an astonishing work of poetry, immediacy, and violence that fearlessly wrestles with the filmmaker’s own ambivalence about the titular matador’s triumphs prior to his death by automobile accident at the age of 46.
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
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- Released
- 23 August 1972
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Budd Boetticher
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Arruza runs 73 minutes (1h 13m).
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Arruza is rated NR in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
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Arruza isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 August 1972. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Arruza?
Arruza (1972) was directed by Budd Boetticher and stars Carlos Arruza, Anthony Quinn.