King of the Centre Forwards
1927, German. Directed by Fritz Freisler.
König der Mittelstürmer / King of the Centre Forwards refers with the name of its hero to the German soccer legend of the twenties: Tull Harder, star of the Hamburger Sport Verein (HSV). But the story itself is completely fictitious: The son of a trade company's director falls in love with the daughter of a big American oil magnat. But she suspects him to be only interested in her money. So she buys his father's company to take revenge on him. The son's true love is soccer, and from the very first moment the soccer fever is present throughout the film. It starts with pictures of a soccer game and even an apple or a crumpled up paper must serve as substitute for a ball. Whereas Die elf Teufel promotes soccer as "the sport of the century", König der Mittelstürmer shows the hero's father who still has to be convinced from its importance. He hates soccer and blames everybody to be "soccer crazy".
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 24 November 1927
- Original title
- Der König der Mittelstürmer
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Lauermann, Hugo Huxhol
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King of the Centre Forwards runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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King of the Centre Forwards isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 November 1927. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like King of the Centre Forwards?
If you liked King of the Centre Forwards, try In the Aisles, F.I.S.T., Age of Cannibals.
Who directed King of the Centre Forwards?
King of the Centre Forwards (1927) was directed by Fritz Freisler and stars Paul Richter, Fritz Alberti, Colette Brettel.