Alex Higgins: The People's Champion (2010)
One man transfixed television viewers during snooker's golden age - Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins. This poignant documentary charts the remarkable rise and fall of the snooker genius, from his early days growing up in Belfast to his climb to the top of the sport as two-time world champion.
- Date of release
- 2010-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jason Bernard
Casting
- James Nesbitt — Narrator
- Alex Higgins — archive footage
- Barry Hearn — Self
- Steve Davis — Self
- Dennis Taylor — Self
- Ted Lowe — Self
- Barry McGuigan — Self
- Ronnie O'Sullivan — Self
- Jimmy White — Self
- Ray Reardon — Self
- Clive Everton — Self
- Doug Mountjoy — Self (Archive Footage)
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