L'arbitro (1974 film)

L'arbitro (internationally released as Playing the Field, Football Crazy and The Referee) is a 1974 comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico. The main character, Carmelo Lo Cascio, is inspired on the referee Concetto Lo Bello. The theme song, "Football Crazy", is sung by the football player Giorgio Chinaglia.

Cast

 * Lando Buzzanca as Carmelo Lo Cascio
 * Joan Collins as Elena Sperani
 * Gabriella Pallotta as Laura, wife of Lo Cascio
 * Ignazio Leone as Fichera
 * Marisa Solinas as Luisella, wife of Fichera
 * Massimo Mollica as La Forgia
 * Daniele Vargas as the president
 * Maurizio Barendson as himself
 * Alfredo Pigna as himself
 * Bruno Pizzul as himself
 * Nicolò Carosio as himself
 * Antonio La Raina as
 * Gianfranco Barra as policeman in Terni
 * Dino Curcio as
 * Giovanni Rosselli as
 * Umberto D'Orsi as the doctor
 * Dante Cleri as
 * Renato Terra as
 * Pasquale Vitiello as
 * Orazio Stracuzzi as
 * Carla Mancini as
 * Alvaro Vitali as the postman