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The true story of how the world's most popular team rose from the ashes

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United is based on the true story of Manchester United's legendary "Busby Babes", the youngest side ever to win the Football League and the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed eight of the their number. The film draws on first-hand interviews with the survivors and their families to tell the inspirational story of a team and community overcoming terrible tragedy.

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United Cast

Name Character
Jack O'Connell He was 20, now 34 years old as Bobby Charlton
Melanie Hill She was 48, now 63 years old as Cissie Charlton
Dean Andrews He was 47, now 61 years old as Bert Whalley
David Tennant He was 39, now 53 years old as Jimmy Murphy
David Calder He was 64, now 78 years old as Harold Hardman
Neil Dudgeon He was 50, now 64 years old as Alan Hardaker
Sam Claflin He was 24, now 38 years old as Duncan Edwards
Kate Ashfield She was 38, now 52 years old as Alma George
Dougray Scott He was 45, now 59 years old as Matt Busby
Bill Fellows He was 53, now 67 years old as Robert Charlton
Kyle Ward He was 26, now 40 years old as Nobby Stiles
Thomas Howes He was 25, now 39 years old as Mark Jones
Tim Healy He was 58, now 73 years old as Tommy Skinner
Brogan West He was 26, now 40 years old as David Pegg

United Crew

Name Department
Julia Stannard as Producer. Production
James Strong as Director. He was 11 (now 25) years old Directing
Billy Sneddon as Editor. Editing
Chris Chibnall as Writer. He was 41 (now 55) years old Writing
Edward Thomas as Production Design. He was 132 (39) years old when He died Art
Claire Anderson as Costume Design. She was 119 (72) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Christopher Ross as Cinematography. Crew
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The true story of how the world's most popular team rose from the ashes

  • Release day: Sunday, January 02, 2011
  • Runtime: 90 minutes