The Damned United is a movie directed by Tom Hooper in 2009 and based on the book The Damned Utd by David Peace, first published in 2006. The movie features Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent, Joe Dempsie, Stephen Graham, and others.
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Storyline
After failing to qualify for the 1974 FIFA World Cup, England manager Alf Ramsey is replaced by Don Revie, the highly successful manager of Leeds United. Unfortunately, against Longson’s advice, Clough uses his best squad in the last match before the semi-final, against Leeds, purely out of pride and determination to beat Revie.
Movie vs Book
Year
2009
Minutes
98
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Damned United
Director: Tom Hooper
Country: UK
Year: 2009
Length: 1h38m
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Year
2006
Pages
346
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
The Damned Utd
Author: David Peace
Country: UK
First published in: 2006
Length: 346 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“It’s such a complicated thing to put a movie together. The book world is so much simpler.”
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