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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

7.519821h 23mMovieActionDrama

The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.

DirectorTom Clegg
WriterNeville Smith
ProducerLaurie Greenwood

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Cast · Directed by Tom Clegg

DWDennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Bob Jones
KHKen Hutchison
Ken Hutchison
Jimmy Dickenson
THTim Healy
Tim Healy
'Dirty' Charlie Hoggy
RC
Rod Culbertson
Rob Gill
DBDavid Bradley
David Bradley
Ticer Thomas
SRStruan Rodger
Struan Rodger
Jack Greenwell
CRChristian Rodska
Christian Rodska
Creshie Crawford
JBJeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch
Ben Tillet Whittingham
RGRichard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths
Sidney Barron
LM
Lloyd McGuire
Tom Gill
TG
Terry Gibbons
Tucker Gill
JBJohn Bowler
John Bowler
Rob Guthrie

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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 1, 1982. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.