Goal!

This entertaining documentary of the World Cup Soccer tournament of 1966 follows the 15 countries competing for the sport's most coveted prize. Nigel Patrick narrates, with commentary provided by Brian Glanville. The executive producer spent $336,000 on the production and used 117 cameras to record nearly 48 hours worth of action. Four editors were employed to create the final 108-minute feature.

1966

1h 47min

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Nigel Patrick
Self - Narrator (voice)
Tofik Bakhramov
Self
Alan Ball
Self
Gordon Banks
Self
Franz Beckenbauer
Self
Ignacio Calderón
Self
Bobby Charlton
Self
Jack Charlton
Self
Igor Chislenko
Self
George Cohen
Self
John Connelly
Self
Gottfried Dienst
Self
Pak Doo-ik
Self
Eusébio
Self
Garrincha
Self
Jimmy Greaves
Self
Helmut Haller
Self
Roger Hunt
Self
Geoff Hurst
Self
Rudolf Kreitlein
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