Walter: A Life in Football
Documentary paying tribute to one of the most successful managers in the history of Scottish football, Walter Smith. A winner as manager for Rangers and Scotland, Walter Smith was a man whose character won respect across the hard tribal lines of our national game. Featuring rare archive, and told with interview contributions from the people who knew him best and who worked with him throughout his long and varied career, the programme explores the numerous successes at Rangers, his experiences as a manager when he headed south to Everton in the English Premiership, his leadership of the Scotland national men’s team and his sensational return to Rangers in 2007. Walter: A Life in Football follows the highs and lows of Smith’s career, exploring the characteristics that made players, fellow managers and supporters venerate him. He was genuinely loved and revered by many, including titans of the game such as Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson.
Directed by Martin Conaghan
Cast
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Walter Smith Self -
Graeme Souness Self -
Wayne Rooney Self -
Alex Ferguson Self -
Hugh MacDonald Self -
Roddy Forsyth Self -
Richard Gough Self -
Maurice Malpas Self -
Stuart McCall Self -
David Murray Self -
Jim McLean Self (Archive Footage) -
Chick Young Self
Make it a double feature
3h 14m together
Walter: A Life in Football
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