Clip from The Damned United - Brian Clough's first day as Leeds Manager

Brian Clough makes a good impression with the players, on his first day as new manager of Leeds United.

The Damned United is in UK cinemas from March 27th 2009.

From the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by David Peace, The Damned United is directed by Tom Hooper and stars Michael Sheen as the legendary, opinionated football manager Brian Clough, with Timothy Spall as his right hand man, only friend, and crutch Peter Taylor.

Set in 1960s and 1970s England, THE DAMNED UNITED tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Cloughs doomed 44 day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney), and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds had an aggressive and cynical style of football - an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough, who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County building teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor. Taking the Leeds job without Taylor by his side, with a changing room full of Dons boys, would lead to an unheralded examination of Cloughs belligerence and brilliance over 44 days. This is that story. The story of The Damned United. Jim Broadbent plays Sam Longson, Derby Chairman. THE DAMNED UNITED was filmed in locations throughout Yorkshire, Leeds, Derbyshire and Spain.

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[saraaahplum]

love this film! it makes me hate leeds even more than i already did

[Roger210201]

Brian Clough was a legend !

[Pure7pazaak]

Sir Matt Busby said this about Johnny "Irishman" Giles: "Selling him to Leeds, not seeing his potential as a midfield player, was my greatest mistake in football."

Say what you like, this was an incredibly good football team. No player on this team was any worse than Roy Keane or Eric Cantona. Just a shame mud sticks.

[philboboggins]

At that time LU had the reputation of being the dirtiest team in the league, i was so glad chelsea beat them in the FA cup 1970, (the rematch at old trafford) Was one of the roughest games of football i have ever seen, Just recently referee David Elleray reviewed the match and said if that game was played today,in that manner the 2 sides would have received six red cards and twenty yellows between them, majority of which would have gone to LU....

[ivegotswag7]

old big hair

[LeedsLad1919]

@saraaahplum i suggest people start actually learning the facts then rather than believing what can only be described as fiction in a film

[MrStrawhatlegend]

@thfcdouble61 How could i forget? The man who put Spurs into the history books with that double winning team. Yup, him to.

[thfcdouble61]

@MrStrawhatlegend Bill Nicholson?

[branie99]

Maybe things woud have been different if Peter Taylor stuck with Clough when he managed Leeds United

[harrymocker]

Ι ΑΜ Α FOOTBALL FAN FROM GREECE.I READ THE BOOK AND A FEW MONTHS LATER SAW THE FILM.I HONESTLY DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE MOVIE COULD BE BETTER THAN THE BOOK BUT IT REALLY IS.MICHAEL SHEEN IS A GREAT ACTOR

[MrStrawhatlegend]

I am a Manchester United fan born and Bred, but I acknowledge that Brain Clough is one of Britian's greatest ever managers. Sir Matt Busby, Bill Shankly, Jock Stein, Alf Ramsey and of course, Brian Clough. All in the same league.

[timmyhamilton56]

all of you who wish to insult LUFC are actually falling into that age old trap!You are either ignorant to the fact that Revie's boys played as a team.hard, skillfull,very skillfull,nasty, and very clever,ahead of there time!..OR you just wished you could have had one or two of them in your team.WOW! we were good.