---
title: 'Manolete (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Menno Meyjes'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 92
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/manolete-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491046/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Manolete (2007)

2007 · 92 min · History · United Kingdom, France, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

Manolete, also known as The Passion Within in the United Kingdom, Blood and Passion in Canada, and A Matador's Mistress in the United States, is a 2008 biopic of bullfighter Manuel Laureano Rodríguez Sánchez, better known as "Manolete". The film was written and directed by Menno Meyjes. This is the first film from HandMade Films since Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Menno Meyjes](https://cinepixo.com/people/menno-meyjes)
- **Screenplay:** [Menno Meyjes](https://cinepixo.com/people/menno-meyjes)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-jones)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robert Yeoman](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-yeoman)
- **Editor:** [Sylvie Landra](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvie-landra)

## Cast

- [Juan Echanove](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-echanove)
- [Pepe Ocio](https://cinepixo.com/people/pepe-ocio)
- [Santiago Segura](https://cinepixo.com/people/santiago-segura)
- [Pedro Casablanc](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-casablanc)
- [Adrien Brody](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrien-brody)
- [Rubén Ochandiano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruben-ochandiano)
- [Penélope Cruz](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-cruz)
- [Enrique Arce](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrique-arce)
- [Ann Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-mitchell)
- [Nacho Aldeguer](https://cinepixo.com/people/nacho-aldeguer)

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Official site: http://www.manolete-derfilm.de/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/manolete-2007
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