The Damned United
- Michael Sheen: Brian Clough
- Timothy Spall: Peter Taylor
- Colm Meaney: Don Revie
- Stephen Graham: Billy Bremner
- Joseph Dempsie: Duncan McKenzie
- Brian McCardie: Dave Mackay
- Henry Goodman: Chairman of Leeds United
- Jim Broadbent: Chairman of Derby County
The Damned United - The eternal enemy (AKA: The Damned United) is a British sports drama directed by Tom Hooper from 2009 The screenplay is based on the novel The Damned United by David Peace. .
Action
1974
The film begins with failing to qualify the English national football team for FIFA World Cup 1974 in Germany. Successor to the former coach Alf Ramsey is with Don Revie the manager of Leeds United. Revie Leeds had, among other things led to the English First Division Championship in 1969 and 1974. Revie announced at a press conference in his resignation after thirteen years in Leeds and gives his chance with the English Association known.
1968
Six years earlier, Brian Clough and his assistant coach Peter Taylor in the English second division club Derby County active. In a match of English FA Cup the underdog Derby receives the star ensemble of Leeds United. Clough strives personally, the gray club along with the little impressive club grounds presented in a better light, so as to welcome the star coach Revie. In the obligatory welcome the visiting team Don Revie ignored him, however, and travels even after the expected away victory of the favorites from Derby from, without taking note of Clough. This thus it feels mistreated and swears to pay back the Don Revie in the coming years on the sporting level.
In the 1968/69 season his team succeed promotion to the Football League First Division 1969/70. In the same year Leeds will win in the premier league and Don Revie is chosen to England Coach of the Year. In the Football League First Division 1971/72 the coaching duo succeeds in winning the English Championship before the big rivals Leeds. The following year brings a place in the semi-finals of the European Cup of Champions 1972/73 against the Italian champions Juventus. However, Clough jeopardizing the success of the financially so important European Cup a few days earlier in a cup game against Leeds United. Due to the very robust playing style of the opponent Derby will be without several key players in the deciding leg and fails with 1:3 at Juventus. The chairman of Derby County was previously clashed due to arbitrary players obligations with his coach Brian Clough. Furthermore attended regular media appearances of Clough with attacks against its own Board and against opposing coach (especially Don Revie ) for a strained relationship. When Brian Clough without consultation with his assistant coach Peter Taylor submits a letter of resignation to force the CEO to retreat, the board takes to his surprise at the request.
The following quarrel with Peter Taylor can be solved for the time being. As Clough, however, after a season in the English third division side Brighton & Hove Albion, the offer will receive, for the season 1974/75, succeeding his rival Don Revie at Leeds United to be, Taylor refuses to follow him. In contrast to Clough he recognizes the great danger of failure in this new function. During the subsequent dispute, the coaching duo and Clough divided so must give up so important for him support.
1974
With boundless ambition to Clough plunges into his new role. Within a few days to make it but that it reserved already welcoming players around Billy Bremner, Johnny Giles and Norman Hunter antagonizing by reproaches them to have won their titles from the past by unfair means. Clough will not have access to his new team. His new from him committed player John McGovern, John O'Hare and Duncan McKenzie will not be accepted by the team and the fans. After a series of defeats at the start of the season, the team speaks out at a board meeting with the new coach and Brian Clough is released after only 44 days in Leeds.
Brian Clough recognizes in the hour of this great defeat his debt to his assistant coach and friend Peter Taylor and find him in Brighton, southern England, where he apologized after first overcoming him. In a Nachblendung the coming success of the coaching duo are pictured celebrating in the coming years with the previously relatively unsuccessful club Nottingham Forest, the Championship in the First Division in 1978 and two consecutive titles in the European Cup of Champions 1978/79 and 1980. Brian Clough is described as the best English football coach who has never coached the England national team.
Synchronization
The German synchronization was performed by the synchronous company Scala Media GmbH in Munich. Dialogue directed by Ekkehardt Belle, the dialog book wrote Stefan Sidak.
Occupation
Reviews
The film called in conjunction with the previously published book by David Peace big criticism of the bereaved Brian Clough forth. In the movie and in the book mentioned former player Leeds United also shared their displeasure with. However, the criticism concerned the authenticity of the described activity as a trainer of Clough at Leeds United and special in its morbid rivalry with Don Revie.
The film received mostly good reviews and was a huge success in the UK. As a result, several books and films that deal with the subject from different perspectives appeared. Michael Sheen was nominated for his portrayal of Brian Clough for the Satellite Award for Best Actor in 2009.