Documentary examining how the three most powerful fascist dictators of the 20th Century - Mussolini, Hitler and Franco - used football's popular appeal as vehicle of propaganda. Rare ... See full summary
Fascism and Football (2003) Online
- Original Title :
- Fascism and Football
- Genre :
- Movie / Documentary
- Year :
- 2003
- Directror :
- Sean Hughes
- Cast :
- Veronika Hyks,Peter Beck,Xavier Bosch
- Writer :
- Chris Granlund
- Type :
- Movie
- Time :
- 1h
- Rating :
- 7.0/10
Documentary examining how the three most powerful fascist dictators of the 20th Century - Mussolini, Hitler and Franco - used football's popular appeal as vehicle of propaganda. Rare archive footage, combined with evidence from historians and contributions from former stars of the game, is used to expose the cases of corruption, sabotage, intimidation and even alleged murder that affected the lives of supporters and many high-profile players alike.
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Veronika Hyks | - | Narrator (voice) (as Veronica Hyks) |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Peter Beck | - | Himself - professor of history - Kingston University |
| Xavier Bosch | - | Himself - broadcaster - Catalan Radio |
 | Alfredo Di Stéfano | - | Himself |
| Fino Fini | - | Himself - director of Museum of Italian Football |
| Francesc Gordo | - | Himself - president of 'Friends of Sunyol' |
| Uber Gradella | - | Himself |
| Miloslav Jensik | - | Himself - author of 'Chronicle of Czech Football' |
| Pierre Lanfranchi | - | Himself - professor of international sports history |
| Ulrich Linder | - | Himself - author of 'Strikers for Hitler' |
 | Gary Lineker | - | Himself |
| Wolfgang Maderthaner | - | Himself - biographer of Matthias Sindelar |
| Dieter Previn | - | Himself - local historian - Vienna |
| Santiago Segurola | - | Himself - chief sports writer - El Pais |
| Egon Ulbrich | - | Himself |