The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Genres
Overview
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
83 min
Release Date
1982-06-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
7
Dennis Waterman
Bob Jones
Ken Hutchison
Jimmy Dickenson
Tim Healy
'Dirty' Charlie Hoggy
Rod Culbertson
Rob Gill
David Bradley
Ticer Thomas
Struan Rodger
Jack Greenwell
Christian Rodska
Creshie Crawford
Jeremy Bulloch
Ben Tillet Whittingham
Richard Griffiths
Sidney Barron
Lloyd McGuire
Tom Gill
Terry Gibbons
Tucker Gill
John Bowler
Rob Guthrie
Dyfed Thomas
Jock Jones
Andrew Keir
Sir Thomas Lipton
Marjorie Bland
Edie Jones
Nigel Hawthorne
John Westwood
Hugh Walters
Reader
Hugh Fraser
Gordon Knightly
Derek Francis
His Grace
Mark Wingett
Deane
Preston Lockwood
FA Member
Edward Palmer
FA Member
Merelina Kendall
Nurse
Brian Hogg
Winger - Stockton FC
Tony Neilson
Winger's Brother
Walter Gee
Referee
Paul Satvendar
John
Domenico Seren Gay
Mayor of Turin
Raymond Brody
Head Waiter
Paolo Bertolini
Fillipo Ottoni
Giuseppe Pera
Pensione Proprietor
Bruno D'Alessio
Waiter
Wilma D'Eusebio
Madame
Mariella Michalizi
Prostitute
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