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Pele: Birth of a Legend

Original title: Pelé: Birth of a Legend
  • 2016
  • PG
  • 1h 47m
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7.1/10
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Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
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Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.

  • Directors
    • Jeff Zimbalist
    • Michael Zimbalist
  • Writers
    • Jeff Zimbalist
    • Michael Zimbalist
  • Stars
    • Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Rodrigo Santoro
    • Diego Boneta
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jeff Zimbalist
      • Michael Zimbalist
    • Writers
      • Jeff Zimbalist
      • Michael Zimbalist
    • Stars
      • Vincent D'Onofrio
      • Rodrigo Santoro
      • Diego Boneta
    • 63User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:22
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    Photos39

    Milton Gonçalves and Leonardo Lima Carvalho in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Leonardo Lima Carvalho in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Robert De Niro and Pelé at an event for Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Kevin de Paula in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Kevin de Paula in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Kevin de Paula in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Kevin de Paula in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)
    Kevin de Paula in Pele: Birth of a Legend (2016)

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    Vincent D'Onofrio
    Vincent D'Onofrio
    • Feola
    Rodrigo Santoro
    Rodrigo Santoro
    • Brazilian Announcer
    Diego Boneta
    Diego Boneta
    • Jose
    Seu Jorge
    Seu Jorge
    • Dondinho
    Kevin de Paula
    • Pele
    Leonardo Lima Carvalho
    Leonardo Lima Carvalho
    • Younger Pele
    Mariana Nunes
    Mariana Nunes
    • Celeste Arantes (Pele's Mother)
    Milton Gonçalves
    Milton Gonçalves
    • Waldemar de Brito
    Seth Michaels
    Seth Michaels
    • Mario Zagallo
    André Mattos
    André Mattos
    • Santos club's coach
    Phil Miler
    Phil Miler
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Rafael Henriques
    • Yuri (14 year old)
    Felipe Simas
    • Garrincha
    Adriano Aragon
    Adriano Aragon
    • French Announcer
    • (voice)
    Mariana Balsa
    • Lucia
    Eric Bell Jr.
    • Zoca
    • (voice)
    Fernando Caruso
    • Zito
    Tonya Cornelisse
    Tonya Cornelisse
    • Swedish Girl
    • Directors
      • Jeff Zimbalist
      • Michael Zimbalist
    • Writers
      • Jeff Zimbalist
      • Michael Zimbalist
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The Old Guy in suit who's tea was dropped by the Brazilian team at the hotel before the Final of 1958 World cup was actually the real Pele as himself.
    • Goofs
      In the film, Pelè's mother is a servant in Josè Altafini "Mazzola's" home. In real life, both Pelè and Altafini were from modest families. They also lived in different towns.
    • Crazy credits
      The end credits include the disclaimer that "The persons and events in this motion picture are fictitious. Any similarity to actual persons or events is unintentional." Which is of course ridiculous considering this is a biopic of Pelé loaded with real events (like the 1958 world cup).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Bigil (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      The Little Rascal
      Performed by Anna Beatriz
      Composed by A.R. Rahman
      © 2016 Sony Classical

    User reviews63

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    Inspirational.
    The best movie ever, because I feel very inspired by this amazing and one of a kind movie.
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    • Feb 1, 2020

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Portuguese
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Pelé: Birth of a Legend
    • Filming locations
      • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    • Production companies
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Seine Pictures
      • Zohar International
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,046
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,226
      • May 15, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,846,608
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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