United

The true story of how the world's most popular team rose from the ashes

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Overview

United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.

Keywords

historical event
airplane crash
football (soccer)
sports documentary

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 2, 2011
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English, German
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Lipsync Productions,World Productions
Cast: Dean Andrews,Kate Ashfield,Natalie Burt,David Calder,Sam Claflin,Werner Daehn,Shirley Dixon,John Draycott,Neil Dudgeon,Bill Fellowsand 19 more
Director: James Strong
Writer: Chris Chibnall
Producer: Julia Stannard,Jamie Carmichael,Simon Heath,Polly Hill,Sean Kelly,Greg Phillips
Cinematography: Christopher Ross
Music: Clint Mansell
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt1777034