The Great Game

The Great Game (1930)

Set in Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football ground and featuring appearances from many real-life players from the day, this is the first film to feature football as its central theme and is recognisably modern and authentic. It deals with the day to day dramas, conflicts and love interests of players and managers in the run-up to the Cup Final.

Date of release
1930-08-27
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 16m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Jack Raymond

Casting

Interesting facts

The Great Game is a 1930 British film directed by Jack Raymond and starring John Batten and Renee Clama. It was written by Ralph Gilbert Bettison, William Hunter, John Lees and W. P. Lipscomb. It is one of the earliest feature films to use football as a central theme. Like The Winning Goal (1920) and The Ball of Fortune (1926), the main plot in The Great Game revolves around football.

Production

Much of the film is set in Chelsea's home ground, Stamford Bridge. It contains guest appearances by numerous real-life footballers from Chelsea F.C., Arsenal F.C., and Birmingham City F.C. These include George Mills, Andy Wilson, Sam Millington and Billy Blyth. It is also notable for featuring the first credited appearance of Rex Harrison.

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