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The Hero ()

Bloomfield (original title)
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Eitan is yesterday's football star waiting for a tomorrow. He is a man who has nothing left but guts consulting the prospects of having to find a new profession and having to face a loving woman who doesn't understand his problems.
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Eitan
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Nira
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Nimrod
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Yasha
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Weiner
Shraga Friedman ...
Chairman
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Teddy
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Bank Manager (as Yossi Grabber)
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Eldad
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Avraham (as Giddion Shemer)
Sarah Moor ...
Sarah
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Menachem
Zvi Yaron ...
Nimrod's Father
Beyla Genauer ...
Nimrod's Mother
Amnon Berenson ...
Bulldozer Foreman (as Amnon Bernson)
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Ariana Proprietor
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1st Committee Man (as Mosco Alkalai)
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2nd Committee Man (as Nathan Cogan)
Morrie Alexander ...
3rd Committee Man
Erwin Rigglehaupt ...
4th Committee Man
Brian Moore ...
Football Commentator
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Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Richard Harris
Uri Zohar

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Joseph Gross ... (novel)
 
Richard Harris ... (additional material)
 
Wolf Mankowitz ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Maurice Foster ... associate producer
John Heyman ... producer
Wolf Mankowitz ... producer

Music by

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Johnny Harris

Cinematography by

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Otto Heller ... (lighting cameraman)

Editing by

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Kevin Connor

Editorial Department

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Rita Burgess ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Nellie Lensen

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Richard Macdonald

Makeup Department

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Armand Basidan ... hairdresser (as Armond Basidan)
Ron Berkeley ... chief makeup artist

Production Management

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Arik Dichner ... production manager (as Eric Dichne) / production manager
Denis Johnson Jr. ... production supervisor
Denis Johnson ... production supervisor
Mati Raz ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ted Morley ... assistant director
John Stodel ... assistant director

Art Department

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Villy Noiman ... assistant
Danny Perlman ... assistant production designer (as Danny Pearlman) / property master (as Danny Pearlman)

Sound Department

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Peter Burgess ... sound editor
Cyril Collick ... sound mixer
Brian Holland ... sound editor
Gerry Humphreys ... dubbing mixer
John Ireland ... sound editor
Robin O'Donoghue ... dubbing mixer

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Derek V. Browne ... camera operator (as Derek Browne)
Godfrey A. Godar ... camera operator (as Godfrey Godar)
Menashe Hova ... focus puller (as Menashe Hoya)
David Kordova ... chief grip
Avraham Leibman ... chief electrician
Itzik Ben-Aroya ... key grip (uncredited)
Laurie Shane ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Shoshana Miro ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Johnny Harris ... conductor / music scored by
Bill Whelan ... composer: main theme

Script and Continuity Department

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Olga Brook ... continuity

Additional Crew

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Reg Lock ... football arranger
Yosef Miromovitch ... football advisor

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Plot Summary

Eitan is yesterday's football star waiting for tomorrow. He is a man who has nothing left but guts. He consults the prospects of having to find a new profession and having to face a loving woman who doesn't understand his problems. Written by alfiehitchie

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Taglines Is there no way out? See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Hero (United States)
  • El ídolo caído (Spain)
  • Sutoraika/Ai to eiko no firudo (Japan)
  • Pelin henki (Finland)
  • A Queda de um Ídolo (Portugal)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia Richard Harris took over direction from Uri Zohar, after ten days of filming. See more »
Soundtracks The Loner See more »
Quotes Yasha: Nira's exhibition seems to be a great success.
Eitan: Yes, fantastic, especially with statues she used to make for laughs.
Yasha: Yes, the secret is to get someone to pay you to laugh.
Eitan: Well how come she isn't laughing anymore?
Yasha: She's frightened.
Eitan: Frightened for what?
Yasha: For you, for her, for both of you.
Eitan: Well, if she's like that now, Yasha, what's she going to be like in the future?
Yasha: Future? Do me a favour, Eitan, what future?
Eitan: I've got my contract with the club.
Yasha: Peanuts! You've had a fortune in your feet for years and who gets it - the club and the punters.
Eitan: Well, I'm happy.
Yasha: And Nira? The statues she used to make for laughs, they're making her rich. And what about the game you play for laughs, is that making you rich?
Eitan: Ah, come on, Yasha, I'm an amateur.
Yasha: LIke, Nira - become a professional. Lose the match.
Eitan: Lose the match?
Yasha: What are the odds against you losing? I'll tell you: four to one.
Eitan: Oh, don't start getting clever with me, Yasha
Yasha: Start getting clever with yourself, boy. We can make a fortune, you and me. Anyone taking bets against you losing, can find a thousand takers.
Eitan: Lose for my club?
Yasha: You've spent your life winning for your club, and what have they given you? Nothing but promises. So now the club loses and you, Eitan, become a first-time winner.
Eitan: I'll see you around, Yasha.
Yasha: You like Nira's new car? Well, that's taking her right out of your life, boy. Out - for good. But if you had that car
[he indicates a convertible]
Yasha: you could go with her. Only you'd be in the driving seat. It's yours as a down payment. And I'll find you a job. Think about, Eitan.
Eitan: I've thought about it, Yasha.
Yasha: It's funny; she's going up just as you're coming down.
Eitan: Look, Yasha, I won't lose the match. I won't lose, Nira. In fact, I won't lose anything I want to keep.
Yasha: Keep? Keep? Don't make me laugh. You can't keep yourself in chewing gum, let along Nira in the style to which she's going. I mean, face it, Eitan, you can't afford her. She's gone. Like everything else in your life, you've left it too late.
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