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Release Date:
27 March 2009 (UK)
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Tagline:
"They love me for what I'm not... ...they hate me for what I am."
Plot:
A look at Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of Leeds United. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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(206 articles)
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
(From Dark Horizons. 23 December 2009, 10:10 AM, PST)
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(From Dark Horizons. 23 December 2009, 10:10 AM, PST)
Boos! & Whoop-doos!: 12 Months of Toilet Plunkers and Dumpster Diamonds!
(From MovieWeb. 23 December 2009, 9:55 AM, PST)
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Sheen is Clough
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Rated R for language.
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Runtime:
98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 |
Ireland:15A |
USA:R (certificate #45085) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Finland:K-11 |
Canada:14A (Alberta/Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Sweden:7 |
Singapore:NC-16
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The scenes in the film set at the Derby County training ground were actually filmed in Leeds at a football pitch ironically overlooking the Leeds United stadium.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: In the film you see a pier call Brighton Pier, yet in the 1970s this was called the Palace Pier or even Brighton Palace Pier. It was also a completely different looking pier to what was seen, it has been refurbished and changed many times since.
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Quotes:
Brian Clough:
[Arriving in Brighton. Sings] Oh, I don't like to be beside the seaside...
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Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2009-10-17)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
Flight of the Rat
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Having read the book, I did expect a darker film, however, it is not to the detriment of the film that it attempts to give the interpretation a 'feel good factor. Sheen is utterly brilliant as Clough and captures the ego, charisma and above all weakness of the man. The support cast are excellent, although Spall did struggle to look comfortable in a sporting film (Taylor was en ex goalie and poor Tim's got 10 to 2 feet etc). There are a lot of factual inaccuracies, but it is based on a 'faction novel' so one should not allow this to spoil a memorable film and if it does nothing else it does make you feel extremely nostalgic to this era.