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Fascism and Football

  • TV Movie
  • 2003
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Fascism and Football (2003)
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Documentary examining how the three most powerful fascist dictators of the 20th Century - Mussolini, Hitler and Franco - used football's popular appeal as vehicle of propaganda. Rare archive... Read allDocumentary examining how the three most powerful fascist dictators of the 20th Century - Mussolini, Hitler and Franco - used football's popular appeal as vehicle of propaganda. Rare archive footage, combined with evidence from historians and contributions from former stars of th... Read allDocumentary examining how the three most powerful fascist dictators of the 20th Century - Mussolini, Hitler and Franco - used football's popular appeal as vehicle of propaganda. Rare archive footage, combined with evidence from historians and contributions from former stars of the game, is used to expose the cases of corruption, sabotage, intimidation and even alleged... Read all

  • Director
    • Séan Hughes
  • Writer
    • Chris Granlund
  • Stars
    • Veronika Hyks
    • Peter Beck
    • Xavier Bosch
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Séan Hughes
    • Writer
      • Chris Granlund
    • Stars
      • Veronika Hyks
      • Peter Beck
      • Xavier Bosch
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    Veronika Hyks
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (as Veronica Hyks)
    Peter Beck
    • Self - professor of history - Kingston University
    Xavier Bosch
    • Self - broadcaster - Catalan Radio
    Alfredo Di Stéfano
    Alfredo Di Stéfano
    • Self
    Fino Fini
    • Self - director of Museum of Italian Football
    Francesc Gordo
    • Self - president of 'Friends of Sunyol'
    Uber Gradella
    • Self
    Miloslav Jensik
    • Self - author of 'Chronicle of Czech Football'
    Pierre Lanfranchi
    • Self - professor of international sports history
    Ulrich Linder
    • Self - author of 'Strikers for Hitler'
    Gary Lineker
    Gary Lineker
    • Self
    Wolfgang Maderthaner
    • Self - biographer of Matthias Sindelar
    Dieter Previn
    • Self - local historian - Vienna
    Santiago Segurola
    • Self - chief sports writer - El Pais
    Egon Ulbrich
    • Self
    • Director
      • Séan Hughes
    • Writer
      • Chris Granlund
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Podosfairo kai fasismos
    • Filming locations
      • Austria
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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