Fever Pitch
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A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1997-04-04
Runtime: 102 mins
Director: David Evans
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Original title: Fever Pitch
Production Companies: Scala Productions, Wildgaze Films, Film4 Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Colin Firth
Ruth Gemmell
Mark Strong
Holly Aird
Ken Stott
Stephen Rea
Neil Pearson
Lorraine Ashbourne
Luke Aikman
Bea Guard
Richard Claxton
Charles Cork
Bob Curtiss
David Hounslow
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