Those Glory Glory Days (1983)

Directed by

Philip Saville

Genre

association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three teenage girls in the 1960s bond over their shared love of football. The film follows their friendship and experiences as young fans of the sport.

nostalgicpersonalearnestwarmlightheartedreflectivegrounded

What happens

Those Glory Glory Days is a 1983 British made-for-television film about football directed by Philip Saville and starring Zoë Nathenson, Sara Sugarman and Cathy Murphy. The screenplay was written by the sports journalist Julie Welch. The film is inspired by Welch's childhood love of football, and helped to establish her as a screenwriter. The film was part of David Puttnam's 'First Love' series broadcast on Channel 4. It was shown on 17 November 1983 on Channel 4 as well as at the London Film Festival the same night. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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