United (2011/I)

Director:

James Strong

Writer:

Chris Chibnall (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | History | Sport

Plot:

United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side...

Plot Keywords:

Manchester United | Soccer Stadium | 1950s | Soccer Player | Soccer Match

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Dean Andrews	...	Bert Whalley
Kate Ashfield	...	Alma George
Natalie Burt	...	Marion Bent
David Calder	...	Harold Hardman
Sam Claflin	...	Duncan Edwards
Werner Daehn	...	Professor Maurer
Shirley Dixon	...	Mrs. Watson
John Draycott	...	Journalist
Neil Dudgeon	...	Alan Hardaker
Bill Fellows	...	Robert Charlton
Faton Gerbeshi	...	Customs Officer
Tim Healy	...	Tommy Skinner
Daniel Hill	...	British Consul
Melanie Hill	...	Cissie Charlton
Philip Hill-Pearson	...	Eddie Colman
Thomas Howes	...	Mark Jones
Jamie Martin	...	Charlton Athletic Player
Jack O'Connell	...	Bobby Charlton
Ben Peel	...	Harry Gregg
Jan Pohl	...	German Patient
Dougray Scott	...	Matt Busby
Liam Shannon	...	Bob Hardisty
Giorgio Spiegelfeld	...	Hospital Orderly
David Tennant	...	Jimmy Murphy
Kyle Ward	...	Nobby Stiles
Brogan West	...	David Pegg
Katie West	...	Molly Leach
Amelia Young	...	Emily
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Callàs Ball	...	Bill Foulkes (uncredited)
Neil Eddy	...	Coach (uncredited)
Peter Gunn	...	PC Gunstone (uncredited)
Kenneth Kendall	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
James Strong

Writing credits
Chris Chibnall		(written by)

Produced by
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
Simon Heath	....	executive producer
Polly Hill	....	executive producer
Sean Kelly	....	executive producer
Greg Phillips	....	executive producer
Emma Pike	....	line producer
Julia Stannard	....	producer

Original Music by
Clint Mansell

Cinematography by
Christopher Ross

Film Editing by
Billy Sneddon

Casting by
Andy Pryor

Production Design by
Edward Thomas

Art Direction by
Paul Frost

Set Decoration by
David Morison

Costume Design by
Claire Anderson

Makeup Department
Kimberly Dunbar	....	hair stylist
Lesley Lamont-Fisher	....	makeup and hair designer
Jo Sweeting	....	hair and make-up supervisor
Jo Sweeting	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Darren Laws	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniella Bonan	....	second assistant director
Ben Burt	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Jamie Hamer	....	third assistant director
Liam Lock	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Neil Wallace	....	assistant director

Art Department
Rowena Edwards	....	graphic designer: dailies
Rebecca Sutton	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Paul Cotterell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Fennell	....	sound assistant: pick ups
Jack Gillies	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Hanks	....	foley artist
Chris McQuillan	....	sound trainee
Reg Mills	....	sound mixer
Alessandro Pascale	....	boom operator
Brian Seagrave	....	audio post-conform
Peter Shaw	....	dialogue editor
John Taylor	....	sound mixer: pickups
Simon Trundle	....	foley mixer
Robert Karlsson	....	dolby sound consultant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Luke Corbyn	....	special effects assistant
Scott Peters	....	special effects technician
Richard Van Den Bergh	....	snow effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Emma Braney	....	visual effects artist
Luke Butler	....	digital compositor
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
James Clarke	....	DI supervisor
Tom Collier	....	digital compositor
Sam Cox	....	visual effects artist
Stefan Drury	....	head of visual effects
Sean Farrow	....	executive visual effects supervisor
Richard Fox	....	digital compositor
Scott Goulding	....	online editor
Elysia Greening	....	digital compositor
Andre Hitsøy	....	cg supervisor
Simon Leech	....	digital compositor
David Lloyd	....	senior systems engineer
Emelie Nilsson	....	digital compositor
Dylan Owen	....	digital compositor (as Dylan Wyn Owen)
Antonio Rodríguez Díaz	....	digital compositor
Derek M. Schneider	....	data technician
Ben Sharp	....	lead cg artist
Daniel Spain	....	systems engineer
Samantha Tracey	....	visual effects producer
Lucy Seaborne	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Lucy Tanner	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Atkinson	....	key grip
Tim Battersby	....	first assistant: "a" camera
Theo Berman	....	second assistant camera
Paul Dingwall	....	digital imaging technician
Aidan Dungait	....	camera trainee
Daniel Edwards	....	focus puller
Jamie Hicks	....	b camera operator (2010)
Lee Howarth	....	rigger: dailies

Casting Department
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Alice Purser	....	casting associate
Corrina Bonicelli	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ryan Hooper	....	costume assistant
Anna Tennant	....	wardrobe mistress
Samantha Yeoman	....	costume trainee

Editorial Department
Dan Bentham	....	post-production senior producer
Lee Clappison	....	digital colourist
Jo Walker	....	assistant editor (as Joanna Walker)

Music Department
Matt Dunkley	....	conductor
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestral contractor

Transportation Department
John Armistead	....	unit driver

Other crew
Franki Appleton	....	floor runner
Jill Clark	....	production secretary
Rachel Donkor	....	production accountant
Joel Holmes	....	location manager
Camilla Fox Lansley	....	location scout
Ray Leek	....	titles designer
Donna Mabey	....	production coordinator
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach
Bobby Prince	....	location manager: London
Lyndsey Rounsfell	....	accounts assistant
Lydia Skawinski-Shearer	....	producer's assistant
David A. Smith	....	production assistant
Mark Timmons	....	cast security

Production Companies

• World Productions

Distributors

• World Productions (2011) (UK) (TV)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2011) (UK) (theatrical) (BBC2)
• Go! Cinema (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Screen Media Films (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
• Screen Media Films (2012) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Lipsync Post (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• HireWorks  HD Avid equipment rental
• Northstar Ventures  funding
• Sapex Scripts  post production script services

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing images, smoking and brief strong language

Runtime:

UK:90 min (TV)

Country:

UK

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Japan:G | UK:12

Company:

World Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Breakfast: Episode dated 21 April 2011" (2011)

United damn good

I was once in a play about Hillsborough and that started my interest in foot ball a bit morbid i know but you have to start somewhere.I new nothing of the details about the 1958 air disaster in Munich and i feel after see this nostalgic drama i should. While watching United there was a wonderful reminiscence rather than a desperate pot boiler the plot and performances led you by the hand and cared for you throughout the hour and a half. The only thing i could relate this to would be Dead Poets Society or Remember The Titans. I did feel that David Tennant was far better than anything i have seen him in before and Dougary Scot should not only have played wolverine but is the only choice for a Sean Connery the life of film.