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- 98 Minutes
- Sony Pictures Classics
- Language English
- Country UK
- Rated:
- Format: 1.85:1
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- Directed by Tom Hooper
- Written by Peter Morgan
- Starring Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall
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From the Academy Award-nominated writer of THE QUEEN and FROST/NIXON, THE DAMNED UNITED is based on the incredible true story of Brian Clough, one of England's greatest soccer managers and his 44 controversial days at the helm of reigning champs Leeds United. Michael Sheen triumphs as Clough starring alongside a winning ensemble cast that includes Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney and Jim Broadbent. This inspiring and humorous sports drama is about the power of friendship in the face of adversity and the stubborn will of one man to play by his own rules.
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Nominated: Best Supporting Actor (Broadbent), 2009 British Independent Film Awards
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These actors are good at what they do like those soccer players that dodge and weave with effortless grace.
-- Chuck Wilson, VILLAGE VOICE
- More on The Damned United:
- Official film Web site
- Interview with writer Peter Morgan