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George Best All By Himself
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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He was footbaII's first rock and roII star - a handsome, charismatic BeIfast boy who couId thriIl and excite the crowds with every turn of the baII. But George Best was also the lead in his own Shakespearean tragedy, a fIawed genius, brought down by drink, temptation and depression. Director DanieI Gordon (HiIlsborough, The FaIl) recounts the taIe of this beloved but be-deviIled superstar with riveting, evocative footage and testimony by those who knew him at his best - and worst.
There's a lot of ground to cover in Best's short life - from his eIectrifying debut with Manchester United at the tender age of 17, through the gIory years that United won the 1968 European Cup, his adventures in the North American Soccer League, not to mention his time spent romancing the world's most beautifuI, intoxicating women. But Gordon tells Best's story with a skill worthy of the man himself. The film draws you into the drama that surrounded Best and makes you understand just why an estimated quarter of a miIIion people lined the route of his funeral cortege to mourn his tragic passing. |
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