The Damned United (2009)
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| Release Date: | October 9, 2009 (Limited) |
| Genre: | Drama, Sports |
| Director: | Tom Hooper |
| Writer: | Peter Morgan |
| Cast: | Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Stephen Graham, Peter McDonald |
| Studio: | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Official site: | sonyclassics.com/thedamnedunited |
| Running Time: | 98 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language. |
Set in 1960's and 1970's England, "The Damned United" tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough's doomed 44 day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United.
Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie, and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds was perceived by many to represent a new aggressive and cynical style of football - an anathema to the...
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Review by Nathan Samdahl (B+)
In the latest British historical film from the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon), The Damned United is a sports movie not really about sports, but about the crazy personalities that populate them. Certainly on a much smaller scale than Morgan's previous two films, the story here is probably one not known to most outside of Great Britain, or to most non-soccer fans (i.e. the majority of Americans). Despite this, the film is in many ways more satisfying to watch than Frost/Nixon or The Queen.
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