Local Heroes [DVD]

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BBFC: Release Date: 05/06/2023 Run Time: 84 minutes Languages: English LPCM Stereo Subtitles: None DVD Regions: Region 2 Formats: Pal Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.

Oli is the Founder of The Sporting Blog, and enjoys writing about tennis, football, boxing and sports experiences. Birtles, who started his career as a carpet fitter, went on to play for England and Manchester United and Woodcock’s career saw him play for Arsenal and Germany’s FC Cologne. Local Heroes explores football's political and cultural transformation over the years and draws parallels between life as a footballer in the 1970s to life in the footballing world now. Plot: The story of how three young working-class lads from Nottingham went on to become unlikely heroes and reach the pinnacle of professional football when unfashionable Nottingham Forest, under the mercurial Brian Clough, won the European Cup not just once, but twice, in 1979 and 1980. Sharing their fascinating journey, the trio recount their rise to fame and the obstacles they faced along the way, and how, during a time of economic difficulty, they persevered and prevailed.

Fantastic archive footage from the era as well as football action with all the different threads woven together superbly. Three footballers recount their climb to the top of the professional game during a period of austerity and economic turmoil. This sort of thing is unrepeatable, to go from 2nd division to Kings of Europe in 3 years is the stuff of fairytales.

There is a great deal of emotion, honesty and open hearted confession about the twisting fortunes of their lives both before and after football. The determined attitude to succeed against all odds is a characteristic which they have all had to rely on since retiring from football. It is said: “This rousing documentary offers a window into British modern history through the eyes and stories of these unlikely heroes.At the moment, we don’t have a trailer, but you can gleam a little more at the listing page for the disc release.

Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. He would later be awarded an MBE in 2000 before being inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2004 following stints at Forest, Manchester United, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday. It includes interviews with former Reds players, stunning images from our picture archives, columnists, and plenty more. Reelgood is the most extensive streaming guide in the US and UK, with every TV show and movie available online. Indeed, Viv Anderson was the first black footballer to play for his country, and had to deal with some serious stuff during his career.Trailer drop LOCAL HEROES an inspirational documentary about Nottingham Forest’s Football legends Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock who triumphed over adversity to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980 under legendary football manager Brian Clough.

Two European Cups, a league title, two European Super Cups, four League Cups and close to two decades of cherished memories - Cloughie really was unique. It would have been easy to sanitise this by getting the boys on a golf course in Dubai or a stark studio somewhere and recording the thing in a condensed time frame. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. You don't have to be a Nottingham Forest fan to enjoy this either, I'm not one and yet by the end of the film I jhad nearly become one - but only nearly.Local Heroes is set against the cultural, economic, and social backdrop of Britain in the 1970's and is a deeply personal film in which the three recount their climb to the top of the professional game during a period of austerity and economic turmoil. It follows their upbringing in the Nottingham area from working-class families to becoming professional players. The stories of Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock are explored in a new film tied to the successes of Nottingham Forest Football Club. To mark 30 years since he left the City Ground, the Nottingham Post have produced a special edition celebrating his trophy-laden time with Forest. The Film focuses on 3 players from that team who were all born and bred in Nottingham, and all went on to play for England.