Cup Fever
Cup Fever is a 1965 British family sports film directed and written by David Bracknell and starring Bernard Cribbins and David Lodge. It was produced for the Children's Film Foundation. The film includes early appearances from Susan George and Olivia Hussey.
Plot
A youth football team are ejected from their playing field on a waste ground, and struggle to find another place to train for a cup semi-final. Thanks to a friendly policeman, they spend a day training with professionals at Manchester United, including George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law. Despite sabotage from the opposing team, they go on to win the final and are presented with their cup by Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann.Cast
- Bernard Cribbins as policeman
- Sonia Graham as Mrs. Davis
- Dermot Kelly as Bodger the cobbler
- David Lodge as Mr. Bates
- Johnnie Wade as milkman
- Norman Rossington as driver
- Rex Boyd as himself
- Ruth Holden as herself
- Bud Ralston as himself
- Rex Deering as himself
- Matt Busby as himself
- Denis Law as himself
- Bobby Charlton as himself
- Nobby Stiles as himself
- David Herd as himself
- Pat Dunne as himself
- Jack Crompton as himself
- George Best as himself
- John Connelly (footballer, [born 1938)|John Connelly] as himself
- Paddy Crerand as himself
- Tony Dunne as himself
- Bill Foulkes as himself
- Shay Brennan as himself
- Bert Trautmann as himself
- Susan George as Vicky Davis
- Olivia Hussey as Jinny