Almási said the film's premiere could be timed to coincide with the 54th anniversary of the Hungarian national team's historic 6-3 win against the English at Wembley Stadium in 1953. The Might Magyars, as Puskás's team came to be known, was the first team from continental Europe to defeat the English national team on their home soil.
Almási said his crew was in the 40th day of shooting, with two-thirds of the film already completed. Cutting has been done simultaneously, he added.
In the coming months, the crew will shoot mainly outside of Hungary, travelling to Romania to interview the footballer Gheorghe Hagi. Afterward, shooting will take place in Spain, where Puskás played for Real Madrid for many years. Puskás's widow could accompany the crew on the shoot, Almási said.
The crew will also travel to Egypt and to Australia, where Puskás spent his happiest, most peaceful and most successful years as a coach, according to his widow, Almási said.
The crew has already shot in Greece, where Puskás also coached, as well as in Germany, and many interviews have been made with Puskás's fellow footballers, among them Franz Beckenbauer and Michel Platini. Interviews are still to be made with Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane and Wayne Rooney, Almási said.
In addition to the interviews, the documentary film will feature archive footage from Hungary, Spain, Greece, Australia and Chile, as well as news reports and letters. Some of the film will be narrated in Puskás's own voice.
The film will be between 90 and 100 minutes, but a longer version will be turned into a three-part television series to be produced by Ádám Neményi and Gábor Varga.
Puskás died following a serious illness on November 17, 2006.
Source: Múlt-kor / Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
