I.D. (1995)

Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to root-out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time... See full summary »

Director:

Philip Davis

Writers:

Jim Bannon (original story), Vincent O'Connell (screenplay)

Stars:

Reece Dinsdale, Richard Graham, Perry Fenwick

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Reece Dinsdale	...	John
Richard Graham	...	Trevor
Perry Fenwick	...	Eddie
Philip Glenister	...	Charlie
Warren Clarke	...	Bob
Claire Skinner	...	Marie
Saskia Reeves	...	Lynda
Sean Pertwee	...	Martin
Charles De'Ath	...	Nik
Lee Ross	...	Gumbo
Terry Cole	...	Puff
Steve Sweeney	...	Vinny
Nicholas R. Bailey	...	Micky (as Nicholas Bailey)
Nick Bartlett	...	David Daley
David Schaal	...	Paul Funnell

Storyline

Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to root-out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .

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Plot Keywords:

undercover | hooligan | violence | hooliganism | fight | 

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Taglines:

When you go undercover, remember one thing: who you are.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Germany UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 1995 (UK)

Also Known As:

Deltio taftotitas

Filming Locations:

Bradford City Football Club, Valley Parade, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Parallax Pictures, Metropolis Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot of the film is loosely based on "Operation Full-Time", a Scotland Yard undercover operation which attempted to identify the leaders of West Ham United F.C.'s firm, the Inter City Firm (ICF). However, none of the real life officers suffered John's (Reece Dinsdale) fate in the film.

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Quotes

John: You know me, yes you do. Honest John, milk monitor, prefect... Could've made head boy if I stayed on.

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Soundtracks

"Night Fever"
Written by The Bee Gees
Recording courtesy of Polydor
Published by Gibb Brothers Music/BMG
Music Publishing International Ltd.

User Reviews

Underrated

A solid, often gripping little movie, Id has never had anything like the wide release it deserves. Made for television but released cinematically in the UK, the film has overcome the sloppy and ignorant reviews of the time to become something of a small scale cult fave. The reasons are immediately apparant: the dialogue is excellent, the acting is superb (at least most of the time), and the raw direction by debutante Phil Davis gives it a gritty but always unique feel. The original score is very impressive too, only ever adding to the atmosphere. The "Taxi Driver" style plot U-turn midway through comes a little late in the day to have much impact, the narrative suffering a little from being pushed from thriller territory into dark character study so suddenly.

Nevertheless, a borderline great film, lacking in style and subtlety, but more than making up for it in all other departments.