The Name of the Game - Football!
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Soccer, fußball, calcio, futebol, fútbol, fudbal, nogomet...
This is yet another simple list for my personal use/future reference. My humble wish is to see as many as possible films about this topic. For the memories sake (growing up was football THE thing in our lives).
So, ALL the films about (and around) the most popular sport on earth I've ever seen. And some more I haven't seen but would like to.
Caution (for possible readers)! This will take me ages to compile. My memory is faulty (and gettting worse by the day).
In rough chronological order.
With my humble rates for the ones I've seen.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Notes:
N/S = not seen
Cinema = cinema (big screen) viewing
TV = TV viewing
PC = download
OL = online viewing
VHS = VHS viewing
DVD = DVD viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Soccer, fußball, calcio, futebol, fútbol, fudbal, nogomet...
This is yet another simple list for my personal use/future reference. My humble wish is to see as many as possible films about this topic. For the memories sake (growing up was football THE thing in our lives).
So, ALL the films about (and around) the most popular sport on earth I've ever seen. And some more I haven't seen but would like to.
Caution (for possible readers)! This will take me ages to compile. My memory is faulty (and gettting worse by the day).
In rough chronological order.
With my humble rates for the ones I've seen.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Notes:
- Features, documentaries, shorts and TV movies are eligible.
- TV series (mini or otherwise) are NOT.
- My rates are (as always) based on the overall Cinematic quality (as I perceive it) and not on the content itself. Fans of particular films (and especially this very topic) should always keeep this in mind.
N/S = not seen
Cinema = cinema (big screen) viewing
TV = TV viewing
PC = download
OL = online viewing
VHS = VHS viewing
DVD = DVD viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorSemyon TimoshenkoStarsGrigori PluzhnikTatyana GuretskayaLyudmila GlazovaA football team spots how well Anton Kandidov catches watermelons and proposes him to become their new goalkeeper.N/S.
- DirectorManuel RomeroStarsLuis SandriniMarcos CaplánLuisa VehilA town football player becomes a figure for his strange gift of gaining strength by listening to the barking of a dog.N/S.
- DirectorThorold DickinsonStarsLeslie BanksGreta GyntIan McLeanWhen a star player drops dead during a charity football match between Arsenal and amateur side the Trojans, Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in to solve the crime.N/S.
- DirectorKresimir GolikStarsIrena KolesarJugoslav NalisAntun NalisFabris, a center-forward and the key player of the harbor town's football team, is a selfish individualist who is believed that he's irreplaceable in the first squad. He's also a womanizer who tries to seduce pretty Nena, a member of the working's committee and successful swimmer. However, she's emotionally close to Zdravko, who is, same like Fabris, a worthy center-forward himself.TV. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorManuel RomeroStarsEnrique Santos DiscépoloDiana MaggiMario PassanoThe film is the story of El Ñato (Enrique Santos Discépolo), a mature mechanical worker, a soccer fanatic fan, who finds the meaning of his life in encouraging, following and collaborating with the club of his loves, to the point of indefinitely postponing the marriage with his eternal girlfriend (Diana Maggi). For him "first are the colors of the club, then the love macaneos".N/S.
- DirectorIgnacio F. IquinoStarsFernando Fernán GómezIsabel de CastroSergio OrtaAfter failing as an insurance agent, Héctor Pelegrín gets a job in a school as a gym teacher. The problem is that he has no idea of physical education. To get out of the quagmire it occurs to him to organize a football match against another school. This will give him the opportunity to teach kids that football is just a game, a sport.TV. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorMárton KeletiStarsImre SoósJános GörbeVioletta FerrariJóska Teleki is the factory's celebrated star footballer, but he neglects his work and his brigade is left behind in the competition. This causes him to fall out with Pista Rácz, a good worker who doesn't like sports. However, Pista meets Jóska's sister and starts playing sports for her. Soon he falls in love with both the sport and the girl. He becomes the sports supervisor, and following his example, despite the machinations of Bogdan, more and more employees start to play sports.N/S.
- DirectorLeopoldo Torre NilssonLeopoldo Torres RíosStarsArmando BoÓscar RovitoMiriam SucreA famous football player faces retirement, but his son is still his most faithful fan.N/S.
- DirectorMaurice ElveyStarsJames HayterDiana DorsThora HirdThe wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.TV. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorSemyon TimoshenkoStarsGeorgiy VitsinVsevolod KuznetsovElena TyapkinaComedy about brothers Vesnushkin, Sasha and Vasya, who are playing for one team in a National Soccer Competition. However, Sasha falls in love with a beautiful girl and loses his confidence just before the final game, so his brother has to take the lead on the field in order to save the game.N/S.
- DirectorArturo Ruiz-CastilloStarsLadislao KubalaIrán EoryMariano AsquerinoFootball player Kubala is pressed by Hungarian agents to become a spy. He will finally find a home in Barcelona.TV. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorDavid PaltenghiStarsArthur AskeyGlenn MelvynThora HirdTwo football-loving railway workers get into trouble after racing their engine home to get to a match on time.TV. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJosé María ElorrietaStarsFernando Fernán GómezMaria PiazzaiAntonio RiquelmeUpon the arrival at the Madrid airport, a professor at the University of Frankfurt is mistaken for a Russian football player and is received as a sport star, but the teacher ignores that everything is due to a confusion. The problems arise when, after discovering the error, they force him to impersonate the player until he appears.TV. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJavier SetóStarsAlfredo Di StéfanoDonatella MarrosuMary LamarSoccer idol Alfredo Di Stéfano befriends a group of street kids and decides to coach them into a soccer team to keep them away from delinquency.TV. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorMárton KeletiStarsKamill FelekiLászló UngváryImre PongráczMail author for translation. Futbólia minisztertanácsa ehatározza, hogy megszerzi az ország- nak a világhírû magyar csodacsatárt. Duca tengernagyra bízzák az akció végrehajtását. A magyar csapat éppen Svájcban ját- szik, Duca tehát odautazik embereivel. A labdarúgokat két nyugaton élõ magyar--Bruno és Jóska--követi a szállodába, hogy töltõtollakat adjon el nekik. Véletlenül õket is lefény- képezik, s Duca tengernagy Jóskát raboltatja el. A szeren--csétlennek döntõ mérkõzésen kell játszania, a dolog botrányba fullad, s a szurkolók már-már forradalmat robbantanak ki..N/S.
- DirectorZoltán FábriStarsImre SinkovitsDezsö GarasLászló MárkusOn Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.PC. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRené MúgicaStarsArturo ArcariDidi CarliCamilo Da PassanoCacho Garibaldi is the soccer player of the moment, his goals lead to delirium fans. When an eccentric millionaire named Lupus buys his transfer, he believes he has reached the pinnacle of fame.N/S.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsHeron DominguesGarrinchaDocumentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.N/S.
Most Wanted! - DirectorBo WiderbergStarsThommy BerggrenKeve HjelmEmy StormAn aspiring young writer lives in a bleak working class block in the late 1930s.PC. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorDavid BracknellStarsBernard CribbinsSonia GrahamDermot KellyThe children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. However, Barton United are offered help by the local professional team that just happens to be Manchester United with its manager Matt Busby.N/S.
- DirectorStanislaw JedrykaStarsJózef NalberczakRoman WilhelmiHenryk BakParagon, a young teen and the best and smartest boy on the backyard football (soccer) team, and his adventures. He escapes in a stolen canoe and doesn't drown, there's trouble with the police, his gang gets trapped by extremely dubious characters. He flees, he falls, and if he ever has a crowning glory, it will be in the final football match.TV. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorVladimir DakhnoA group of cossacks travels around Europe, playing football against the teams of different countries, each of which has their very unique playing style.OL. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorHellmuth CostardStarsGeorge BestIn this film, we follow footballer George Best over a 90-minute match against Coventry City, which took place on 12th September 1970. There is no soundtrack and no interview overlaid, just Best doing what he did best - playing football.N/S.
Most Wanted! - DirectorWim WendersStarsArthur BraussKai FischerErika PluharGoalkeeper Josef Bloch is ejected during a game for foul play. He leaves the field and goes to spend the night with a cinema cashier.Cinema. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPál SándorStarsDezsö GarasTamás MajorLászló MárkusThe laundryman only lives for one thing: soccer. His dream is to have his team in the premier league, but for that he needs money and the only way he can do that is by selling some of his players.OL. 8/10 (R).
