Film about the iconic football captain will coincide with the 50th anniversary of England’s 1966 World Cup triumph; eOne to distribute in UK.
Production is set to begin next month on a feature-length documentary celebrating the life of the golden boy of English football, Bobby Moore, who captained the national side to a historic victory in the 1966 World Cup Final.
Timeless Films will make the untitled film, in which archive footage of Moore’s life and times will blend with interviews, old and new, and the real stories behind Moore’s footballing glory; his battles with two bouts of cancer; the facts that led to false accusations about a stolen bracelet; and the failure to give a homegrown hero anything like the respect he deserved in later life.
Written and produced by football journalist and TV presenter Matt Lorenzo, it will be directed by Finn McGough, who will also co-write with Lorenzo.
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Production is set to begin next month on a feature-length documentary celebrating the life of the golden boy of English football, Bobby Moore, who captained the national side to a historic victory in the 1966 World Cup Final.
Timeless Films will make the untitled film, in which archive footage of Moore’s life and times will blend with interviews, old and new, and the real stories behind Moore’s footballing glory; his battles with two bouts of cancer; the facts that led to false accusations about a stolen bracelet; and the failure to give a homegrown hero anything like the respect he deserved in later life.
Written and produced by football journalist and TV presenter Matt Lorenzo, it will be directed by Finn McGough, who will also co-write with Lorenzo.
Producer is [link...
- 9/4/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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