The Story of Football 7-DVD Boxset ( History of Football: The Beautiful Game )

The Story of Football 7-DVD Boxset (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: History of Football: The Beautiful Game
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
676 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Alternative Footage
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Written By:
Richard Jones

Actors:
Tony Adams ..... Himself (archive footage)
Demetrio Albertini ..... Himself (2000 European Championships Final) (archive footage)
Carlos Alberto ..... Himself (1970 World Cup Final) (archive footage)
Arthur Albiston ..... Himself (1979 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
George Allison ..... Himself (archive footage)
Viv Anderson ..... Himself (archive footage)
Jimmy Armfield ..... Himself (1963 Centenary Celebration) (archive footage)
Markus Babbel ..... Himself (archive footage)
Roberto Baggio ..... Himself (1994 World Cup Final) (archive footage)
Gordon Banks ..... Himself (1963 Centenary Celebration) (1970 World Cup) (archive footage)
John Barnes ..... Himself (1984 Brazil v England) (archive footage)
Sam Bartram ..... Himself (1946 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Patrick Battiston ..... Himself (1982 World Cup) (archive footage)
Peter Beardsley ..... Himself (1986 World Cup) (archive footage)
David Beckham ..... Himself (1996 Wimbledon v Man Utd) (1998 World Cup Finals) (1999 European Cup Fi
Dennis Bergkamp ..... Himself (1998 World Cup Quarter-Final) (archive footage)
George Best ..... Himself (1968 European Cup Final) (1968 World Club Cup) (1970 Northampton v Man
Danny Blanchflower ..... Himself (1961 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Jackie Blanchflower ..... Himself (1957 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Matt Busby ..... Himself (1957 FA Cup Final) (1958 FA Cup Final) (1968 European Cup Final) (archi
Eric Cantona ..... Himself (1994 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Jamie Carragher ..... Himself (UEFA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Bobby Charlton ..... Himself (1963 Centenary Celebration) (1966 World Cup Semi-Final) (1968 European
Jack Charlton ..... Himself (1966 World Cup Semi-Final) (1967 England v Scotland) (archive footage)
Cristian Chivu ..... Himself (2000 European Championships) (archive footage)
Winston Churchill ..... Himself (archive footage)
Andy Cole ..... Himself (1999 Man Utd v Tottenham) (archive footage)
Pierluigi Collina ..... Himself (archive footage)
Johan Cruyff ..... Himself (archive footage)
Jordi Cruyff ..... Himself (UEFA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Kenny Dalglish ..... Himself (1978 European Cup Final) (archive footage)
Marco Delvecchio ..... Himself (2000 European Championships Final) (archive footage)
Marcel Desailly ..... Himself (archive footage)
Didier Deschamps ..... Himself (1998 World Cup Final) (archive footage)
Alfredo Di Stéfano ..... Himself (1960 European Cup Final) (1963 Centenary Celebration) (archive footage)
Lee Dixon ..... Himself (1989 Liverpool v Arsenal) (2001 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Youri Djorkaeff ..... Himself (1998 World Cup Final) (archive footage)
Christophe Dugarry ..... Himself (archive footage)
Duncan Edwards ..... Himself (1957 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Stefan Effenberg ..... Himself (1999 European Cup Final) (archive footage)
Efan Ekoku ..... Himself (1996 Wimbledon v Man Utd) (archive footage)
Eusébio ..... Himself (1963 Centenary Celebration) (World Cup Semi-Final 1966) (archive footag
Bill Foulkes ..... Himself (1958 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Robbie Fowler ..... Himself (UEFA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Trevor Francis ..... Himself (1979 European Cup Final) (archive footage)
Constantin Galca ..... Himself (2000 European Championships) (archive footage)
Paul Gascoigne ..... Himself (1990 World Cup) (1991 FA Cup Semi-Final) (1996 European Championships)
Tommy Gemmell ..... Himself (1967 European Cup Final) (archive footage)
Archie Gemmill ..... Himself (1978 World Cup) (archive footage)
Steven Gerrard ..... Himself (archive footage)
Ryan Giggs ..... Himself (1999 FA Cup Semi-Final) (1999 European Cup Final) (archive footage)
Jimmy Greaves ..... Himself (1963 Centenary Celebration) (archive footage)
Alan Green ..... Presenter
Brian Greenhoff ..... Himself (1979 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Jimmy Greenhoff ..... Himself (1979 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)
Bruce Grobbelaar ..... Himself (archive footage)
Dietmar Hamann ..... Himself (2000 European Championships Final) (archive footage)

Synopsis:

The entire history of the world's favourite game? It's an extraordinary challenge that could go have gone horribly wrong, but The History of Football is a class act. It boasts top-drawer production values, including narration by Terence Stamp, access to everybody who has really mattered in the game, ever, plus shed-loads of famous, rare, and never-seen-before footage, with each volume offering a blend of narrative, action and illuminating interviews. This is a polished product: part-celebration, part-commemoration, but always with a sharp investigative sense, digging around the misty-eyed, good ol' days tradition, to explore in the company of those interviewed the reality behind some of football's myths and legends. The breadth of enquiry is naturally impressive, as is the narrative structure, but it's the deft handling of the sub-plots that really sets this apart, including: analysis of the dominant club sides such as Liverpool, Real Madrid and Milan (Volume 2); the evolution of Brazil (Volume 3); the superstar casualties, like Maradona and Garrincha (Volume 5); football as an agent of social control in Victorian England (Volume 1); the revolution in French football that created the 1998 World Champions (Volume 4); and the failure, so far, of Africa to fulfil Pele's famous World Cup prediction (Chapter 6). There's so little material here that isn't memorable that it's difficult to pick highlights, but action aside (and it's hard to think of an historically important game that isn't featured), an emotional Maradona exposing the 'conspiracy' that fixed the 1990 World Cup final (Volume 2) is an unforgettable slice of football culture.

DVD Extras Include
Never before seen footage of the first ever moving pictures od football (1897)
The first ever FA Cup Final on film (Spurs v Sheffield Utd 1901)
The first International match on film (Wales v Ireland)
The first England v Scotland game on film (1907)
Rare footage of the first European Cup Final
Extended interviews with some of the football greats - Pele, Zizinho, Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Siir Bobby Charlto and more
Every single goal from every World Cup Final game.

Must - See viewing for every true fan of the game!

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 21 June, 2020.