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5.2Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
Released: 2003-05-1896 minDir: Mel SmithComedyBox office: $48,000
Cast
- Paul Kaye as Cliff Starkey
- Johnny Vegas as Trevor
- James Cromwell as Ray Speight
- Bernard Cribbins as Mutley
- Alice Evans as Kerry
- Vince Vaughn as Rick Schwartz
Themes
- sports
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mel Smith
- Screenwriter
- Tim Firth
- Cast member
- James Cromwell
- Composer
- Stephen Warbeck
- Producer
- James Gay-Rees
- Filming location
- Isle of Man
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 696220
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- Blackball
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 4.8/10
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