The story of the controversial brian cloughs 44day reign as the coach of the. I only played for clough for a few weeks but no other. The damned united 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mar 25, 2009 directed by gabriel clarke, john mckenna, james williams. If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well. Brian howard clough, obe was an english football player and manager. Brian clough remains the greatest manager the england team never had. Maurice roeves as jimmy gordon, timothy spall as peter taylor and michael sheen as brian clough in the damned united.
You can watch random movie trailers instantly, no need to login. I wouldnt say i was the best manager in the business. May 07, 2014 presented by brian moore, this is the inside story of the legendary footballer and manager which features frank interviews, rare film footage and highlights from his career. Presented by brian moore, this is the inside story of the legendary footballer and manager which features frank interviews, rare film footage and highlights from his career.
If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project, see a list of open tasks, and join in discussions on the projects talk page. Clips from the film, the damned united, are on television, while both david peaces novel, on which the film was based, and. Sep 21, 2004 clough joins nottingham forest in january 1975 and turns the club around. A provincial football club broke and slipping towards. Omar benson miller, star of the unicorn, picks his favorite l. Clough himself retired from football in 1993 and died in 2004. Hooper took his place and film was shot from may to july 2008. Brian clough 44 days at leeds battlers and bottlers. Nigel howard clough born 19 march 1966 is an english professional football manager and former player who is the manager of league one club burton albion. Cloughs illfated tenure at leeds united is turned into a finely performed, if loosely structured.
A remarkable reenactment of brian cloughs tempestuous six weeks in charge of leeds united. The main character is the famous british football manager brian clough. The famous exchange between recently sacked leeds manager brian clough and his predecessor don revie, was the inspiration for david peaces bestselling novel the damned united. They achieved great successes with derby county and nottingham forest. From the academy awardnominated writer of the queen and frostnixon, the damned united is based on the incredible true story of brian clough, one of englands greatest soccer managers and his 44 controversial days at the helm of reigning champs leeds united. Set in 1960s and 1970s england, the damned united tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of brian clough s doomed 44day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of english. Within five years they had won the division one title and the european cup twice. Oct 20, 2009 just unveiled bust of clough next to the rams dugout at their ground, pride park. Brian clough meets don revie in that 1974 itv calendar. In early 2007, officials from derby county, nottingham forest and the brian clough memorial fund, along with brian clough s widow barbara and his son nigel, agreed to institute an official tournament between the two clubs that clough was most successful with as a manager.
The film was released in the united kingdom on 27 march 2009 and in north america on 25 september. Brian clough, the legendary soccer manager, has been portrayed in a movie about one of the darkest times of his life. The interest in brian clough shows no sign of waning despite countless books and documentaries dedicated to his idiosyncratically brilliant career over the past decade or so. The road that links derby and forest is called brian clough way. Brian clough is well known as one of the brightest and most controversial characters ever to have graced the beautiful game. With colm meaney, henry goodman, david roper, jimmy reddington. About controversial soccer manager brian clough, set in 1974 but flashing back to the 1960s, about clough s illfated 44day reign as coach of leeds united, then one of englands most successful soccer teams. The story of brian clough s 44 day stint as manager of leeds united football club takes place in 1974 england. This the second film about iconic football manager, brian clough, following 2009s the dammed united, which portrayed his disastrous 44 day tenure at the helm of leeds united. Life of brian part 1 of 2 brian clough interview compilation. A look at brian clough s 44day reign as the coach of leeds united.
Playing predominantly as a forward, but later in his career used as a midfielder, clough was capped by england 14 times in the early 1990s. But judging by the level of anticipation sparked by the film of the. The tom hooper directed film focused on cloughs disastrous 44day tenure as manager of leeds united and marked sheens fifth collaboration with writer peter morgan. Life of brian part 2 of 2 brian clough interview compilation by steve lamb. Brian clough simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Timothy spall, left, and michael sheen, as brian clough. Sep 28, 2009 5 movie clips from the damned united starring michael sheen. He won a lot of trophies, including the european cup in 1979 and 1980 clough was an alcoholic. The story of the controversial brian clough s 44day reign as the coach of the english football club leeds united. C working his way up through the ranks, he made his full firstteam debut in a league match against barnsley in september 1955. The damned united is the rare sports movie that deals with humiliation and. He won a lot of trophies, including the european cup in 1979 and 1980. They are promoted to division one in 1977 and win the league cup and championship in 1978. Brian clough in fiction, film and fact brian clough is everywhere.
Mar 07, 2009 the family of former leeds united manager brian clough is boycotting a new film about the football legend, the damned united, which they claim presents a ludicrous interpretation of his life. About controversial soccer manager brian clough, set in 1974 but flashing back to the 1960s, about cloughs illfated 44day reign as coach of leeds united, then. Brian clough is sacked as manager of leeds united after just 44 days in charge. Cloughs son nigel said he did not intend to watch the film and that those in football who had seen it had told him it bore no resemblance to what actually. With geoffrey boycott, kenny burns, barbara clough, brian clough. The story of brian clough s 44day reign as the coach of leeds united. His short stint as leeds boss was so famous it inspired the book the damned united which was later made into a film. Brian clough the derby county years by thepeoplespalace. Set in 1960s and 1970s england, the damned united tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of brian cloughs doomed 44day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of english. A message to our movie fans read more gift cards offers. Cloughs achievements in guiding nottingham forest to backtoback european cups and derby county to the top flight title may never be matched. Suggest me movie is a free webbased film recommendation service. In his four collaborations with screenwriter peter morgan, michael sheen has played three public figures.
Mar 11, 2009 sport football the inside story of brian clough at leeds the damned united, the movie dramatisation of brian clough s notorious 44day tenure as manager of leeds, is released this month. As a manager, cloughs name is closely associated with that of peter taylor, who served as his assistant manager at various clubs in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. The damned united stands up to multiple viewings, and michael sheens acting is so fine in the first 10 minutes that it completely sucks you in. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The damned united, the movie dramatisation of brian cloughs notorious. Sport football the inside story of brian clough at leeds the damned united, the movie dramatisation of brian cloughs notorious 44day tenure as manager of leeds, is released this month. Brian cloughs 44day tenure as manager of leeds united between july and.
Oct 11, 2015 the interest in brian clough shows no sign of waning despite countless books and documentaries dedicated to his idiosyncratically brilliant career over the past decade or so. The damned united movie photos and stills fandango. I believe in miracles begins with the famous 1974 calendar interview with clough in the immediate aftermath of his sacking. The book caused great controversy though as to whether it was supposed to be an actual account of cloughs time at leeds or a piece of fiction. Brian clough and the miracle of nottingham forest football. Brian clough was present to support his son and burton albion manager nigel during the fa cup second round match between burton albion and hartlepool united at. Football manager brian cloughs family to boycott film about. B bi wouldnt say i was the best manager in the business but i was in the top one.
Whoever wins the forestderby season series, they earn the brian clough trophy. Whilst his achievements in the sport are spectacular, it was the size of his personality which contributed to his fame and large fan base. Derby almost revolted, players and fans, when he resigned from derby in 1973. I played football for 15 years and worked for just a few weeks with brian clough. The movie is 100k and should take no more than 30 seconds to download over a 56k modem. Sheen channels what i imagine clough would be like with incredible chops.
Seemingly impossible to work with, cloughs only offer of work comes from a rundown second division club called nottingham forest, who are going nowhere fast. The story of the controversial brian cloughs 44day reign as the coach of the english football club leeds united. Film puts record straight on brian cloughs leeds reign it wont matter to peter lorimer that he knows how the film ends. Sports movie about the soccer coach brian clough, played by. Chinese astrology is brought to us as a legacy of ageold wisdom and invites us to develop an awareness of our inner potential. When don revie quits leeds to become the england boss, the outspoken brian clough. The inside story of brian clough at leeds the independent.
Mrs barbara clough august 2010 reading all the kind words is brilliant for the family, thanks for keeping my grandads memory alive, hed have loved it. Striking return in front of goal the middlesbroughborn clough makes his debut for his hometown club at the age of 20 and scores 204 goals in 222 appearances. Brian clough was born under the sign of the pig, element wood. In quite tough times, we wanted to make a film with an upbeat ending. The greatest manager england never had would be an apt way to describe brian clough. Hes damned united behind brian clough letters roger ebert. Considered by many to be the best manager the england national team never had, brian cloughs professional football career began when aged. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The opening shot of a movie can tell us a lot about how to view and interpret what follows. Brian clough is britains most celebrated soccer coach, because he worked magic with lowly teams repeatedly. He played as a striker and remains one of the football leagues highest goalscorers, but his career was shortened by a serious injury. A talented striker, he was cut down at the prime of his playing career due to a devastating injury, and thus entered the world of football management at a very young age.
Tony blair in the deal and the queen, david frost in frostnixon, and now the legendary soccer manager brian clough in the damned united. They are all, more or less, the same character type. The damned utd is a book written by david peace, later adapted into a 2009 movie named the damned united directed by tom hooper and starring michael sheen. The story of brian cloughs 44 day stint as manager of leeds united football club takes place in 1974 england. Sep 21, 2004 a prolific but unlucky centreforward, who became a triumphant but starcrossed manager, brian clough, who has died of stomach cancer aged 69, was, in some sense, the victim of his own public image. Alongside such names as sir matt busby, alex fergusen, bob paisley and bill shankly, brian clough has become a firm favorite of football fans everywhere, regardless of which team they support. Charismatic and witty at best, fatuous or arrogant at worst, perceived as shallow by many yet. The damned united 2009 stream and watch online moviefone. The damned united is a 2009 british sports drama film directed by tom hooper and adapted by peter morgan from david peaces bestselling novel the damned utd, a largely fictional book based on the authors interpretation of brian clough s illfated tenure as football manager of leeds united in 1974. Why the damned uniteds brian clough portrait does nobody any. Nationaal archief fotocollectie anefo funny brian clough stories abound amongst those who worked with him, usually revealing a fearful reverence of him that adds to the hilarity. Clough is also remembered for doing frequent radio and televisio. It is believed that the wise man is not subjected to stellar influences.
Considered by many to be the best manager the england national team never had, brian clough s professional football career began when aged 16 he signed for hometown club, middlesbrough f. During his career he was in charge of nottingham forest f. Jan 09, 2015 glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous manager don revie and how much he is missing righthand man peter taylor keywords. Brian clough was an english footballer turned manager. It can even represent the whole movie in miniature. Directed by gabriel clarke, john mckenna, james williams. I know youre time is limited and you have to watch a ton of stuff, but its definitely worth going on and checking out some brian clough videos some of it is just magical stuff. Som spiller naede han at komme pa det engelske landshold.
Tags biography, drama, sport language english director tom hooper cast colm. The account is a blend of fact, fiction and rumour, and simultaneously tells two different stories from cloughs career its 1974, and brian clough has just been. The austin mitchell interview with brian clough and don revie, which this film bases itself on, was in leeds at the calendar studio on september 1974. And yet no manager comes even close to the impact he made on me, said mckenzie. A look at brian cloughs 44day reign as the coach of leeds united. If i had an argument with a player we would sit down for twenty minutes, talk about it and then decide i was right. Just unveiled bust of clough next to the rams dugout at their ground, pride park. Soccer great brian clough and the movie the damned united. The film marks the fifth collaboration between screenwriter peter morgan and actor michael sheen who plays clough. Brian clough took over at nottingham forest in 1975 when they were struggling in the old division two. Oct 10, 2015 brian clough took over at nottingham forest in 1975 when they were struggling in the old division two. Gazette boro editor philip tallentire found i believe in miracles hugely enjoyable the star of the show is undoubtedly brian clough. Brian clough is within the scope of wikiproject yorkshire, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to yorkshire on wikipedia.
Clough strengthens the side by signing trevor francis in 1979 britains first. Being a leeds fan since 71, it was a must read book after the movie came out. He lived in derby and died there, and the memorial service was held at pride park, there was so much demand. Hes damned united behind brian clough by roger ebert. The damned united is based on the book of the same name. Considered by many to be the best manager the england national team never had, brian cloughs professional football career began when aged 16 he signed for hometown club, middlesbrough f. Taking over englands top football club leeds united, previously successful manager brian cloughs abrasive approach and his clear dislike of. Based upon a 2006 biographical novel by british author david peace, it depicts the life of english football manager brian clough during his brief and highly unsuccessful tenure as manager of leeds united in 1974.