The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982 · 83 min · ★ 7.5 · Action, Drama
The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
Directed by Tom Clegg · Written by Neville Smith
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Dennis Waterman Bob Jones -
Ken Hutchison Jimmy Dickenson -
Tim Healy 'Dirty' Charlie Hoggy - R Rod Culbertson Rob Gill
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David Bradley Ticer Thomas -
Struan Rodger Jack Greenwell -
Christian Rodska Creshie Crawford -
Jeremy Bulloch Ben Tillet Whittingham -
Richard Griffiths Sidney Barron - L Lloyd McGuire Tom Gill
- T Terry Gibbons Tucker Gill
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John Bowler Rob Guthrie
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