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Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

43 reviews
Sales Rank: 47

Format: PAL
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 94 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822555938
ASIN: B001TV0AHW

Theatrical Release Date: 2009
Release Date: August 31, 2009
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Based on the best-selling book of the same name, IThe Damned United/I is the story of one of Britainrsquo;s finest ever football managers, Brian Clough, and his curtailed 44-day reign at the helm of Leeds United. It turns out itrsquo;s also the tale of his formative years at Derby County, the story of his rivalry with previous Leeds United boss Don Revie, and ultimately, the exploration of his relationship with his assistant, Peter Taylor. p The film explores the story by moving backwards and forwards in time, but always at the heart of IThe Damned United/I is its trump card. Michael Sheen has already richly deserved an abundance of plaudits in his acting career, not least for his superb portrayal of David Frost in IFrost/Nixon/I, and he carves out another terrific performance here. Taking on the challenge of playing the larger than life Clough, his work here is tremendous, and the highlight of an already-strong cast that also features Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney. p On the screen, the story of IThe Damned United/I is actually distilled into quite a straightforward tale, albeit one considerably enhanced by its aforementioned cast. It wisely keeps its running time trimmed, and while you canrsquo;t help but suspect that therersquo;s much to the story thatrsquo;s not explored here, itrsquo;s a good, solid telling of a quite extraordinary tale. Sheen wonrsquo;t, of course, attract Oscar-attention for such a resoundingly British role, but surely his time, on this latest piece of evidence, will come. --IJon Foster/I

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Throw your fish'n'chips in the bin! We're having bhuna! March 27, 2009
Alex DeLarge (Dublin, Ireland)
34 out of 38 found this review helpful

The Damned United is a well above average British film, and highly enjoyable. It tells the story of Brian Clough's short reign as Leeds manager, and with good use of flashback shows the main reasons why his tenure was only a month and a half long. br / br /Although The Damned United's a sports film to an extent, you won't need to be heavily into the history of Leeds Utd to get a lot from this film. United is no more about sports than Cool Runnings, Slap Shot, or Any Given Sunday - like these, what it's really about is the journey taken by the characters. (Like in Cool Runnings, the characters are going to be in for a bumpy ride, especially Clough.) br / br /Visuals - 10/10 this assuredly isn't an all flares and Texan bars representation of the 1974. Clever use of the film medium, and seamless editing with genuine 70s footage makes this a treat to watch. The visual direction is uniformly excellent, recreating rather than nostalgising the era in question). br / br /Script - 9/10 almost perfect - doesn't go all out for funny lines, yet there's humour all over the place among the serious stuff and the right balance is acheived. The pace of the script is excellent too - not a dull minute over the entire hour and thirty seven minutes. br / br /Acting 10/10 (Colm Meaney in a particular as Don Revie, even if his true accent does manifest occasionally. Jim Broadbent as Derby's elderly chairman is played with subtle pathos - excellent). br / br /Not much more to say really - except to anyone thinking about making a British film set in the 1970s: watch and learn, kids. Watch and learn. br / br /

5 out of 5 stars

Golden Era well evoked May 3, 2009
L. Davidson (Belfast, N.Ireland)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

"The Damned United" is a thoroughly entertaining movie about the early career of the legendary British football manager Brian Clough.It focuses mainly on his brief time as manager of Leeds United in 1974 following a successful few seasons as manager of unfashionable Derby County during which he won the League Championship for them.Clough never liked Leeds' style of football nor their manager Don Revie and publicly slated them in the media , making his decision to become their new boss following Revie's resignation a puzzling one. Clough's abrasive and disrespectful approach to the Leeds players alienated him from them even further and when results went against him early on in the 1974-1975 season, the writing was on the wall for Clough and he was duly sacked."The Damned United" chronicles this whole period.The remarkable Michael Sheen acts Brian Clough superbly in this film and he is ably supported by Timothy Spall who plays his sidekick Peter Taylor and Colm Meaney as his nemesis Don Revie. The acting is excellent throughout and the whole period is portrayed convincingly well."The Damned United" is one of the best films about football that I have seen.

5 out of 5 stars

The life of Brian August 27, 2009
Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

This film directed by Tom Hooper, is a thoroughly entertaining movie. You do not have to like football to enjoy it, but my guess is that the audience will be mainly people who enjoy football wholeheartelly. It has been suggested that this is the best film yet about football. br / br /There are at least three fine performances form the main actors .Sheen does pretty well in his latest attempt to capture the mannerisms and visual tics of Clough and he also nailed the swagger and the arrogance however he misses the crucial intimations of humility and vulnerability that Clough occasionaly had. br / br /This movie does credit to a coach who remains in the annals of English football, he remains one of the most charismatic, bullish and successful figures in the history of the game and is still the only domestic manager to win back-to-back European cups. br / br /The movie offers a snapshot of another era that serves as a prologue to the Clough story. br / br /The Extras include; Commentary with Director Tom Hooper, Michael Sheen and Producer Andy Harries 'Perfect Pitch: The Making Of The Damned United' Featurette br /'Creating Clough''The Changing Game: Football In The Seventies' Featurette 'Remembering Brian' Featurette Cloughisms ( very funny ) and deleted Scenes. br /

5 out of 5 stars

Clough is back April 26, 2009
P. L. Boam (Derby)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Totally awsome. Best film i've seen in a while, a must buy for any clough fans. Sheen captures the clough aura immediately with clough like whit and humor. this is definately a 10 out of 10

5 out of 5 stars

Old Big 'Ead is back! April 5, 2009
Dr. George L. Sik (Epsom, Surrey)
12 out of 19 found this review helpful

Brian Clough was a complex character. He had many likable traits but also many very unlikable ones. He was, it has to be said, monumentally arrogant and this Achilles Heel was briefly his undoing when he took charge of Leeds United after having told the world what a dirty, cheating bunch they were. br / br /Martin Sheen as Clough is as superb an actor as ever (he hs previously been Tony Blair, David Frost, Kenneth Willliams and even Jeremy Dyson from The League of Gentlemen), but the supporting cast is spot on too and includes such heavyweights as Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Jim Broadbent and Henry Goodman, who I'm sure is American but you'd never tell. br / br /You don't have to be a football fan to love this - much less a Clough fan or a Leeds fan. Anyone fascinated by the psychology of power will love it and there are lots of laugh-out-loud funny moments too.

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