Sir Matt Busby
The definitive film portrait of Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, and Jock Stein. An incredible story of how three men born in the central lowlands of Scotland within 30 miles of each other, grew up to become lifelong friends and three of the most influential men in football history.
Film celebrating the legendary footballer Denis Law, looking back at his upbringing and his fruitful career with Manchester United, where he earned the title The King.
A nostalgic look at the memorable early days, including black and white footage of the disastrous air crash in the 1950's, plus action from the present day team. Three European Cups, seventeen League Championships and eleven FA Cups define the illustrious history of a club that’s nurtured the most talented players ever to have graced the English game - George Best, Duncan Edwards, Sir Bobby Charlton, Eric Cantona and Ryan Giggs - and perhaps British football’s greatest ever managers - Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson. This movie provides all the key moments from 130 years of history of arguably the world’s biggest football team - Manchester United.
Manchester United Football Club started life as Newton Heath, a team founded by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1878. Recounting the history of Manchester United. Honors soon followed and the first of seven First Division titles was won in 1908. With an FA Cup win the following year, and another league title two years later, Manchester United were firmly establishing themselves as a force in English football. The era of great success and tragedy under the inspirational management of Sir Matt Busby and the Busby Babes. Charlton, Best and Law won the European Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson built the team of the nineties that have gone on to win seven premiership titles over the last ten years. Built around home-grown talent and inspirational signings (such as Eric Cantona), United moved into an era of unrivalled success which culminated in the remarkable treble of 1999. Further championships followed in both 2000 and 2001.
In the west of Scotland, nobody bothers to argue that football is a genuinely popular art form, the theatre of the people.
