---
title: 'Sunday Heroes (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mario Camerini'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunday-heroes-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045734/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sunday Heroes (1953)

1953 · 98 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Gli eroi della domenica

## Synopsis

Sunday Heroes is a 1952 Italian sports drama film directed by Mario Camerini and starring Raf Vallone, Cosetta Greco and Marcello Mastroianni. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome and on location at the San Siro in Milan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone as well as former Italy national team coach Vittorio Pozzo. It features many players from the A.C. Milan team of the era. Vallone had been a professional footballer before turning to acting.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mario Camerini](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-camerini)
- **Screenplay:** [Mario Camerini](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-camerini), [Franco Brusati](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-brusati), [Lionello De Felice](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionello-de-felice)
- **Producer:** [Mario Camerini](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-camerini)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alessandro Cicognini](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-cicognini)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario Bava](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-bava)

## Cast

- [Sandro Ruffini](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-ruffini)
- [Gianni Cavalieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-cavalieri)
- [Giovanna Scotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanna-scotto)
- [Galeazzo Benti](https://cinepixo.com/people/galeazzo-benti)
- [Enrico Viarisio](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-viarisio)
- [Ada Dondini](https://cinepixo.com/people/ada-dondini)
- [Franco Interlenghi](https://cinepixo.com/people/franco-interlenghi)
- [Emilio Carton](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-carton)
- [Vittorio Pozzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-pozzo)
- [Marisa Allasio](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-allasio)
- [Marisa Merlini](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-merlini)
- [Elena Varzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/elena-varzi)
- [Paolo Stoppa](https://cinepixo.com/people/paolo-stoppa)
- [Franca Tamantini](https://cinepixo.com/people/franca-tamantini)
- [Cosetta Greco](https://cinepixo.com/people/cosetta-greco)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sunday-heroes-1953
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1163570); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.