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Yesterday's Hero(Movie, 1979)

1h 35min | Genre: Drama
Yesterday's HeroRating: 2.2/5 (with 22 votes)
Yesterday's Hero is a 1979 British drama film directed by Neil Leifer and starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers, Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas and Cary Elwes (in his film debut). It also features Glynis Barber and Emma Samms in their early performances. The screenplay was written by novelist Jackie Collins, but was an original work and not based on one of her books. Although it has echoes of the life of the former player George Best, the film is not biographical. ()
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About Yesterday's Hero

Successful soccer player Rod Turner spirals into drunken self-pity until he develops a friendship with an inspirational orphan and a beautiful singer. Learning from them what truly matters in life, Rod regroups and returns to form.

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Additional Information

Production countries: Australia, United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/24/1979
Director: Neil Leifer
Producer: Elliott Kastner
Screenwriter: Jackie Collins
Composer: Stanley Myers

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