1930 FIFA World Cup Official Film

1930 FIFA World Cup Official Film

2005 · 14 min · ★ 6.5 · History

A unique and historically valuable addition to the Official Films Collection, these 14 minutes of material predate television and provides both black and white and colour coverage of the first ever FIFA World Cup™. There are five minutes of material from the final in colour, providing a record of Uruguay’s victory in 1930.

Directed by Guy Oliver

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