Local Heroes [DVD]

Product Information

Members of the current Forest coaching staff also showed their support, with assistant manager Alan Tate and first-team coaches Andy Reid and Jamie Robinson at the Arc Cinema for the screening. The audio is hideous at times (none more so than during an interview with CEO of UK Meds where I couldn’t hear a single word he said).

And NottinghamshireLive can exclusively reveal a trailer as Local Heroes prepares for its big release, coming just as the current Reds side prepare for their decisive final two games in their bid for Premier League survival. Nottingham Forest football stars Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock are the focus of a new feature-length documentary about triumph over adversity under the legendary guidance of manager Brian Clough. The talented players defied the odds to rise to the top of professional football to become true sporting legends. You don't have to be a Nottingham Forest fan to enjoy this either, I'm not one and yet by the end of the film I jhad nearly become one - but only nearly.

The feature-length documentary relives the tale of European Cup winners and local heroes Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock and how they rose to the top. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Oli is the Founder of The Sporting Blog, and enjoys writing about tennis, football, boxing and sports experiences. To mark 30 years since he left the City Ground, the Nottingham Post have produced a special edition celebrating his trophy-laden time with Forest. Where to Watch: Local Heroes will then kick-off on digital, DVD and Blu-ray this June courtesy of Miracle Media.

The running time for the film is just short of na hour and a half but it went by in a flash which shows just how absorbing this was.

Anderson made history as the first black footballer to play for England, he went on to have many wins, both on and off the pitch, he was awarded an MBE in 2000 and was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame in 2004. Three footballers recount their climb to the top of the professional game during a period of austerity and economic turmoil.

This eye-opening film tells the incredible, little-known tale of three Nottingham Forest football players, Viv Anderson, Garry Birtles and Tony Woodcock who triumphed over adversity – during a time of major political and social upheaval and cultural change in the UK – to win the European Cup in 1979 and 1980, under legendary football manager Brian Clough. Local Heroes is now having a limited run in local cinemas before being released on digital, DVD and Blu-ray.The untethered joy of running around with friends, kicking a ball and making up rules based on the ‘pitch’ that is available, whether that be a backstreet, a field or an indoor court. Reelgood is the most extensive streaming guide in the US and UK, with every TV show and movie available online.

Local Heroes" is set against the cultural, economic, and social backdrop of Britain in the 1970's and is a deeply personal film in which the three recount their climb to the top of the professional game during a period of austerity and economic turmoil. Viv Anderson, (the first black footballer to play for England), former carpet fitter, Gary Birtles, and Tony Woodcock.If you are familiar with this period in English football, you’ll know that the lads played under perhaps the most charismatic football manager of them all, Brian Clough. John Warrington, Founder and CEO of Krafty Entertainment, expressed his excitement over the partnership with Trinity, while Andy Taylor, Commercial Director for Trinity, spoke highly of Krafty Entertainment's world-class team of production talent.