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6.5A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
Released: 1997-04-04102 minDir: David EvansComedy, Romance
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Cast
- Colin Firth as Paul Ashworth
- Ruth Gemmell as Sarah Hughes
- Mark Strong as Steve
- Holly Aird as Jo
- Ken Stott as Ted, the Headmaster
- Stephen Rea as Ray, the Governor
Themes
- london, england
- sports
- relationship problems
- jogging
- teacher
- football (soccer)
- dating
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- association football
- Screenwriter
- Nick Hornby
- Cast member
- Lorraine Ashbourne
- Producer
- Amanda Posey
- Production company
- Film4 Productions
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 652051
- Sport
- association football
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- publication date
- 1997-09-04
- title
- Fever Pitch
- set in period
- 1980s
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 56%
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