Cup Fever

1965 British film

Cup Fever

Directed by| David Bracknell
Screenplay by| David Bracknell
Story by| David Bracknell
Produced by| Roy Simpson
Starring| Bernard Cribbins
David Lodge
Sonia Graham
Cinematography| John Coquillon
Edited by| John Bloom
Music by| Bill McGuffie

Production
company

Century Film Productions

Distributed by| Children's Film Foundation (UK)

Release date

* July 1965 (1965-07) (UK)

Running time

| 63 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Cup Fever is a 1965 British family sports film under the banner of the Children's Film Foundation. It was directed by David Bracknell and starred Bernard Cribbins and David Lodge. The film includes early appearances from Susan George and Olivia Hussey.[1][2]

## Plot[edit]

A youth football team are ejected from their playing field on a waste ground, and struggle to find another place to train for a cup semi-final. Thanks to a friendly policeman, they spend a day training with professionals at Manchester United, including George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Despite sabotage from the opposing team, they go on to win the final and are presented with their cup by Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann.

## Cast[edit]

* Bernard Cribbins \- Policeman
* Sonia Graham \- Mrs. Davis
* Dermot Kelly \- Bodger the cobbler
* David Lodge \- Mr. Bates
* Johnnie Wade \- Milkman
* Norman Rossington \- Driver
* Rex Boyd - himself
* Ruth Holden - herself
* Bud Ralston - himself
* Rex Deering - himself
* Matt Busby \- Himself
* Denis Law \- Himself
* Bobby Charlton \- Himself
* Nobby Stiles \- Himself
* David Herd \- Himself
* Pat Dunne \- Himself
* Jack Crompton \- Himself
* George Best \- Himself
* John Connelly \- Himself
* Pat Crerand \- Himself
* Tony Dunne \- Himself
* Bill Foulkes \- Himself
* Shay Brennan \- Himself
* Bert Trautmann \- Himself
* Susan George \- Vicky Davis
* Olivia Hussey \- Jinny

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cup Fever (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019.
2. ^ "Cup Fever (1965) - David Bracknell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.

## External links[edit]

* Cup Fever at IMDb

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