Yesterday's Hero (1979)
Overview
Successful soccer player Rod Turner spirals into drunken self-pity until he develops a friendship with an inspirational orphan and a beautiful singer. Learning from them what truly matters in life, Rod regroups and returns to form.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.061 |
Directed By
Neil Leifer
Crew
Neil Leifer
Jackie Collins
Kenneth J. Withers
Roy Parkinson
Elliott Kastner
Antony Gibbs
Denis Holt
Keith Pain
Keith Wilson
Ken Baker
Derek Knowler
Eric Allwright
Bill Waldron
Gerry Toomey
Michael Zimbrich
Allan Foenander
Brian West
Joan Carpenter
Clive Coote
Keith Pamplin
Archie Ludski
Stanley Myers
Archie Ludski
Bob Penn
John Downes
Doreen Soan
Jenny Craven
Elsa Fennell
John W. Mitchell
Peter Honess
TOP CAST
Ian McShane
Rod Turner
Suzanne Somers
Cloudy
Adam Faith
Jake
Alan Lake
Georgie Moore
Paul Nicholas
Clint
Sandy Ratcliff
Rita
Glynis Barber
Susan
Sam Kydd
Sam Turner
Paul J. Medford
Marek
Emma Samms
Candy
Cary Elwes
Disco Dancer
John Motson
TV Interviewer & Commentator
Eric Deacon
Chris
Jack Haig
Sam's Crony
Trevor Thomas
Speed
Matthew Long
Mac Gill
Paul Desbois
Butch
Astley Jones
Newscaster
Similar Movies
Gilles
12-year-old Gilles dreams of becoming a professional footballer in the Belgian national squad, playing as a Red Devil at the King Baudouin Stadium. Father Bert supports Gilles through thick and thin: he is not only Gilles' most loyal supporter, but also his personal trainer. But then, completely unexpectedly, Bert dies and Gilles' life collapses. Not only does he lose his father, his friend, his supporter and his trainer, there are also quite a few financial concerns coming out ...
I Am Zlatan
Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
Little Gods
A sniper is hiding in a bush. He’s waiting to do what he has to do. A man made a choice and he tries to convince a woman to accept it. Some boys organize a football match. A child plays with a water gun. It’s a late summer afternoon. For someone, it will be the last summer.
Hattrick
A football team who has differences and ego problems must win an International underground football tournament in order to save their own lives.
Pure
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
A Soccer Story
Based on Zuza's testimony, the plot narrates the final of the Julio Ramalho Cup, a lowland soccer championship, in 1950. To face the rival team, Zuza had his friend Dico, later nicknamed Pelé.
United
Kåre is a youth coach with aspirations to become the greatest football player ever like his idol, Bryan Robson. However, his dreams are starting to take a toll on his relationship with his girlfriend, Anna.
I.D.
Four policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out their leaders. For one of the four, the line between 'job' and 'yob' becomes more unclear as time passes . . .
Conspiracy '58
The greatest sport event in Sweden ever was without a doubt the soccer world cup of 1958. The film Conspiracy'58 is about the people who were there but most of all about the people who claim that it never took place at all.
Her Best Move
15 year-old soccer prodigy, Sara Davis, has a chance to join the U.S. National Team, but she must juggle high school, romance, sports, and parental pressure while deciding her own priorities.
The Street Player
Fares, a shoe factory worker, has only one passion in life: football. He lives a humble life in a chaotic neighborhood where he plays street football to increase his income. However, neither his marriage nor his job is stable enough. He goes through a lot of problems due to his lack of self-discipline with his divorced wife and his son.
Kitchen Stories
Swedish efficiency researchers come to Norway for a study of Norwegian men, to optimize their use of their kitchen. Folke Nilsson (Tomas Norström) is assigned to study the habits of Isak Bjørvik (Joachim Calmeyer). By the rules of the research institute, Folke has to sit on an umpire's chair in Isak's kitchen and observe him from there, but never talk to him. Isak stops using his kitchen and observes Folke through a hole in the ceiling instead. However, the two lonely men slowly overcome the initial post-war Norwegian-Swede distrust and become friends.
The Return
An-ex convict nicknamed Al Capone, who spent six years in jail, tries to adapt in new environment. Members of the two rival gangs try to engage him in their new ventures, but he wants to make a new start with the girl he loves. At the same time, a young criminal who shares the same nickname replaces him in these actions.
The Firm
A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious, well-organised gang of football hooligans.
Escape to Victory
A group of POWs in a German prison camp during World War II play the German National Soccer Team in this powerful film depicting the role of prisoners during wartime.
45 do Segundo Tempo
In order to recreate a picture taken in 1974, during the inauguration of São Paulo subway, Pedro meets two school friends he had not seen for 40 years. If their existential crises, ageing and (astray) ways were not enough, Pedro announces, to everyone's surprise, he intends to take his own life — even though not before he sees his soccer team win a championship.
Incendiary
A woman's life is torn apart when her husband and infant son are killed in a suicide bombing at a soccer match.
Promising
15 year old Jeff is a promising French footballer. When the decisive match approaches, he struggles with the pressure of his excellence.
Lost in Florence
Eric Lazard is a heartbroken former college football star who gets involved in a dangerous Florentine sport and a local woman, Stephanie, while visiting his cousin Anna, who lives in Italy and teaches the Italian language to foreigners.
Mi amigo Alexis
When a young soccer fan and his idol forge an unexpected friendship, the connection teaches them both lessons about life and their love of the game.