The Great Game (1953)
The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.
- Data di uscita
- 1953-01-01
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (3)
- Durata
- 1 h 20 min
- Regista
- Maurice Elvey
Cast
- James Hayter — Joe Lawson
- Diana Dors — Lulu Smith
- John Laurie — Mac Wells
- Thora Hird — Miss Rawlings
- Sheila Shand Gibbs — Mavis Pink
- Glyn Houston — Ned Rutter
- Geoffrey Toone — Jack Bannerman
- Jack Lambert — Ralph Blake
- Meredith Edwards — Skid Evans
- Alexander Gauge — Ben Woodhall
- Frank Pettingell — Sir Julius
- Glenn Melvyn — Heckler
Curiosità
The Great Game is a 1953 British sports comedy-drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring James Hayter, Thora Hird and Diana Dors. It was written by Wolfgang Wilhelm based on the play Shooting Star by Basil Thomas. Many of the scenes were shot at Griffin Park, the home of Brentford F.C. Several professional football players made appearances in the film including Tommy Lawton.
Production
Film rights were bought by Adelphi who made a number of low budget comedies. They also made Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? with Dors.
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