Movie
Diego Maradona
Overview
Constructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the personal life and career of the controversial football player Diego Maradona who played for SSC Napoli and Argentina in the 1980s.
Details
- Release date
- 2019-06-14
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- On the Corner Films, Lorton Entertainment, Film4 Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Diego Maradona as Self (voice)
- Pelé as Self (archive footage)
- Dalma Maradona as Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
- Daniel Arcucci as Self, sport journalist (archive footage)
- Alberto Bigon as Self, SSC Napoli Former Coach (voice)
- Gonzalo Bonadeo as Self, sport journalist (voice)
- Corrado Ferlaino as Self, SSC Napoli Former President (archive footage)
- Ciro Ferrara as Self, SSC Napoli Former Player (voice)
- John Foot as Self, historian (voice)
- Giannina Maradona as Self, Maradona daughter (archive footage)
- Diego Maradona Jr. as Self, Maradona son (archive footage)
- Maria Rosa Maradona as Self, Maradona sister (voice)
Crew
- Asif Kapadia - Director
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