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  • Director: Maurice Elvey
  • AMG Rating: starstarstar
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Sports Drama
  • Themes: Fall From Power, Cons and Scams
  • Release Year: 1953
  • Country: UK
  • Run Time: 80 minutes

Plot

James Hayter plays the chairman of a British football club. Hayter's fondness for gambling results in his involvement with the criminal element. As a result, he becomes mixed up in a few underhanded business deals. The presence of the luscious Diana Dors is perhaps the primary reason that the distinctively British Great Game was finally released to the US in 1956, two years after its completion. The film was based on the seriocomic stage play Shooting Star by Basil Thomas. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Diana Dors - Lulu Smith; Meredith Edwards - Skid Evans; Alexander Gauge - Ben Woodhall; James Hayter - Joe Lawson; Thora Hird - Miss Rawlings; Glyn Houston - Ned Rutter; Roddy Hughes; Jack Lambert - Mr. Blake; John Laurie - Wells; Frank Pettingell - Sir Julius; Geoffrey Toone - Jack Bannerman; Charles Leno; Sheila Shand; Glenn Melvyn - Heckler; Sydney Vivian; Sheila Shand Gibbs - Mavis Pink

Credit

Maurice Elvey - Director, Philip Grindrod - Cinematographer, David Dent - Producer, Wolfgang Wilhelm - Screenwriter, Basil Thomas - Play Author
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For the 1930 film, see The Great Game (film).
The Great Game
Directed by Maurice Elvey
Produced by David Dent
Written by Basil Thomas
Wolfgang Wilhem
Starring James Hayter
Thora Hird
Diana Dors
John Laurie
Distributed by Adelphi Films
Release date(s) January 1953
Running time United Kingdom 80 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The Great Game is a 1953 British sports comedy drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring James Hayter, Thora Hird and Diana Dors. It was based on a play by Basil Thomas. Many of the scenes were shot at Griffin Park the home of Brentford F.C..[1] Several professional football players made appearances in the film including Tommy Lawton.


Plot

The chairman of a top-flight English football club makes an illegal approach to a rising star of a rival club. This is discovered by the football authorities and the Chairman is ultimately suspended from the game following the ensuing scandal.[2]

Cast

References

  1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045838/
  2. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/35250
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