Kubala (film)

Kubala
Directed by	Arturo Ruiz Castillo
Written by	Ladislao Kubala Clemente Pamplona Alfredo Rueda Arturo Ruiz Castillo Jesús Vasallo
Produced by	Antonio Bofarull
Starring	Ladislao Kubala
Cinematography	Salvador Torres Garriga
Edited by	Rosa G. Salgado
Production company	Titán Films
Release date	4 January 1955
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Kubala or Aces Looking for Peace (Spanish: Los ases buscan la paz) is a 1955 Spanish sports film directed by Arturo Ruiz Castillo. It portrays the life of the Hungarian footballer Ladislao Kubala who plays himself. Kubala moved to Spain where he played for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. The film has a Cold War anti-communist theme which was in line with the policy of General Franco's regime. A film about and starring the Argentine-born Real Madrid player Alfredo Di Stéfano was released the following year.

Cast

• Ladislao Kubala
• Irán Eory
• Mariano Asquerino
• Antonio Ozores
• José Guardiola
• Antonio Queipo
• Eugenio Testa
• Branco Kubala
• Laci Kubala
• Gérard Tichy
• Antonio Bofarull
• Juan Montfort
• Alfonso Tuset
• Matías Prats
• José Samitier
• Antonio Ramallets
• Estanislao Basora

Bibliography

• Bentley, Bernard. A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

• Kubala at IMDb