The Great Game

The Great Game

1953 · 80 min · ★ 7.3

The 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.

Directed by Maurice Elvey · Written by Wolfgang Wilhelm

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