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Director
  
Mary McGuckian

Language
  
English

5.4/10
IMDb

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

Best (film) movie poster

Writer
  
John Lynch
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Mary McGuckian

Release date
  
1 May 2000 (premiere) 12 May 2000 (general release)

Best is a 2000 British film portraying the football career of the Northern Irish soccer star George Best, particularly his years spent at Manchester United. It was directed by Mary McGuckian.

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Top 10 best movies of 2016


Cast

  • John Lynch - George Best
  • Ian Bannen - Sir Matt Busby
  • Jerome Flynn - Bobby Charlton
  • Ian Hart - Nobby Stiles
  • Patsy Kensit - Anna
  • Cal Macaninch - Paddy
  • Linus Roache - Denis Law
  • Adrian Lester - Rocky
  • David Hayman - Tommy Docherty/The Barman
  • Philip Madoc - Jimmy Murphy
  • Jim Sheridan - Bob Bishop
  • James Ellis - Dickie Beal
  • Roger Daltrey - Rodney Marsh
  • Clive Anderson - Interviewer
  • Sophie Dahl - Eva Haraldsted
  • Stephen Fry - Frazer Crane
  • Dave Duffy - Limosine Driver
  • Neil Caple - Barber
  • Nick Wall - Photographer
  • John McCarthy - Hairdresser

    • Filming locations

  • Isle Of Man
  • Liverpool, Merseyside, England UK
  • Saints RLFC, Knowsley Road, St. Helens, Merseyside, England UK

    • Release dates

  • UK - 1 May 2000 (Belfast Premiere)
  • UK - 12 May 2000 (General Release)
  • Israel - 1 June 2000
  • USA - 15 September 2000 (Temecula Valley International Film Festival)
  • Iceland - 28 March 2001 (Video Premiere)
  • Singapore - 26 July 2001
  • Italy - 10 May 2002
  • Netherlands - 6 April 2004 (DVD Premiere)

    • Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival

    Best Actor - John Lynch (tied with Dirk Roofthooft & Pleure pas Germaine)

    Temecula Valley International Film Festival

    Best Foreign Film - Mary McGuckain

    References

    Best (film) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Best (film) IMDb Best (film) themoviedb.org