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A Man of Action

Original title: Un hombre de acción
  • 20222022
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 51m
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A Man of Action (2022)
In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world's biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operation.
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In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world's biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operations.In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world's biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operations.In this drama inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, an anarchist targets one of the world's biggest banks with an ingenious counterfeiting operations.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
2.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,346
229
    • Javier Ruiz Caldera
    • Patxi Amezcua
  • Stars
    • Juan José Ballesta
    • Luis Callejo
    • Liah O'Prey
    • Javier Ruiz Caldera
    • Patxi Amezcua
  • Stars
    • Juan José Ballesta
    • Luis Callejo
    • Liah O'Prey
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    • 6User reviews
    • 16Critic reviews
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    Juan José Ballesta
    Juan José Ballesta
    • Lucio
    Luis Callejo
    Luis Callejo
    • Asturiano
    Liah O'Prey
    Liah O'Prey
    • Anne
    Miki Esparbé
    Miki Esparbé
    • Quico
    Alexandre Blazy
    • Inspecteur Costello
    Ben Temple
    Ben Temple
    • Barrow
    Ana Polvorosa
    Ana Polvorosa
    • Satur
    Fred Tatien
    Fred Tatien
    • Patrick
    Josean Bengoetxea
    Josean Bengoetxea
    • Germinal
    Juan Olivares
    Juan Olivares
    • Josep
    Monica Lamberti
    • PetiteJeanne
    Bastien Ughetto
    • Thierry
    Tomás Pozzi
    Tomás Pozzi
    • Silvestre
    Gabriela Blin
    • Juliette (9)
    Anna Caponnetto
    • Juliette (14)
    Yanet Sierra
    • Rosa Simeón
    Ken Appledorn
    Ken Appledorn
    • Tony Greko
    Yaël Belicha
    • Jueza
      • Javier Ruiz Caldera
      • Patxi Amezcua
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    • Goofs
      The opening scene, set in 1962, shows "Big Ben" $100 bills which were first printed 34 years later, in 1996.
    • Soundtracks
      Fortissimo
      Music by Guy Magenta

      Lyrics by Ralph Bernet

      Performed by Eddy Mitchell

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    7/10
    Fighter for a good cause
    Lucio Urtubia Jiménez was born in 1931 in Cascante, a small town in Navarra in the north of Spain. He lived most of his life in Paris. He was a legendary bank robber, not interested in personal enrichment; the proceedings of his heists were used in attempting to bring down Francisco Franco's fascist regime and thereby free Spain.

    He was an admirer of the Cuban revolution and other liberation movements and he tried (unsuccessfully) to interest Che Guevara in a scheme to bring down the US economy by circulating counterfeit dollars. He was instrumental in the capture of Klaus Barbie in Bolivia and in helping Black Panthers to flee the USA, which put him on the CIA's crosshairs.

    Opinions about Urtubia vary, He rated high among his fellow anti-Franco fighters. One of them, Albert Boadella, whom Urtubia helped escape Spain defined him as "a Quixote tilting not at windmills but at real enemies." Unsurprisingly, the French police took a dim view of him as "a criminal mastermind pulling the strings of an international criminal organization." However, he had many admirers and friends on France such as Albert Camus and André Breton.

    His most celebrated exploit was in 1977. With the help of master engravers he forged and circulated 20 million worth of Citibank travellers checks. Initially, Citibank tried to force the French police to make an example of Urtubia. However, the plan was too sophisticated for either the police or Citibank and they were forced to capitulate. Urtubia escaped with a short sentence and a substantial take which he distributed among guerrilla groups. Superficially one could compare Urtubia with Robin Hood, However, the latter only led a showy but ineffectual revolt against a few corrupt lords, while Urtubia dealt a lot more successfully with the real villains.

    I liked this movie. It takes some liberties with the facts and the point of view is somewhat naive and hero worshipping; the psychology of the characters is not really touched or developed. But the final result is positive. Excellent acting, direction and cinematography.
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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2022 (United States)
      • Spain
      • Official Netflix
      • Spanish
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      • Vigo, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Ikiru Films
      • La Pulga y El Elefante
      • Terraza Films, La
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    • 1 hour 51 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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