03 Oct 2006
Germany: A Summer's Fairytale
A documentary of the German national soccer team’s 2006 World Cup experience that changed the face of modern Germany.
Schmeichel
A Giant of Football
A Goalkeeper in the Danish football team that won the European Championships against all the odds in 1992 and captained Manchester United in the Champions League final victory that clinched the treble in 1999.
Top Billed Cast
Peter Schmeichel Self
Alex Ferguson Self
Gary Neville Self
Éric Cantona Self
Kasper Schmeichel Self
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