Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing (2004)

Directed by

Jamie Doran

Genre

documentary film, documentary television film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 25m

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the life and career of Jimmy Johnstone, a famous soccer player for Celtic FC and Scotland. Featuring highlights and tributes, it celebrates his talent and the love fans have for him.

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What happens

Jimmy Johnstone: Lord of the Wing is a 2004 documentary on the career of Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone, a Celtic FC and Scotland footballer in the 1960s and 1970s who was voted the club's greatest ever player. Johnstone is so well loved by Celtic fans that two memorial statues have been erected in his honour, outside Celtic's Parkhead stadium and in his hometown of Viewpark. The biographical film, directed by Jamie Doran, and narrated by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, includes footage from many of Johnstone's footballing highlights, as well as many tributes from the worlds of football and entertainment. The film culminates with Jimmy joining Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill (from Simple Minds) to record a cover of the Ewan MacColl classic, "Dirty Old Town", which was later released as a charity single, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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