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World Cup 2010: Englands 10 Best

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By Nathan Ditum published 23 June 2010

Movie picks from the home of football

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This Is England (2006)

This Is England (2006)

The Film: A blazing coming of age drama set in the thick atmosphere of Falklands-era England, with a boy who’s lost his father to the war falling in with a new set of friends.

If It Was A Striker: It’d be Paulo Di Canio, the frequently shaven-headed Italian frontman who’s open about his right-wing politics and twice gave fascist salutes to the Lazio crowd.

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Shaun Of The Dead (2004)

Shaun Of The Dead (2004)

The Film: Expertly balanced mix of comedy, horror and properly touching drama from Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and friends, about a regular nobody caught up in a zombie apocalypse.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Peter Crouch – an equally impressive mix of the hilarious and the deeply unnatural.

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If (1968)

If (1968)

The Film: Linsday Anderson’s explosive allegory of revolution and cultural war, as Malcolm MacDowell’s firebrand pupil leads a divisive uprising in a public school.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Michael Owen as he scored against Argentina in 1998 – an invincible boy laughing at impossibility, oblivious to the pains of life.

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Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)

The Film: David Lean’s sun-drenched epic, with Peter O’Toole swept through history in the title role as a British Officer exploring the morality of war and his own humanity.

If It Was A Striker: It would have to be Gary Lineker – an upright British gent who forsook the violent side of the game to the extent that he never received a booking.

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Page 4 of 10
The Crying Game (1992)

The Crying Game (1992)

The Film: Noirish crime thriller set in seedy London backstreets under the shadow of Northern Irish troubles, as a former IRA gunman becomes close with the girlfriend of a murdered soldier.

If It Was A Striker: It’d have to be Fernando Torres – not just for the gorgeous feminine looks, but because of his ability to twist in the box…

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The 39 Steps (1935)

The 39 Steps (1935)

The Film: Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful man-on-the-run thriller, made before his departure to Hollywood and setting the template for many of his most celebrated films.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Zinedine Zidine (he wore number 10, alright?) a man known to tread the line of legality, who wore a mask of inscrutable mystery on the field at all times.

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Withnail And I (1987)

Withnail And I (1987)

The Film: Sharp, soaked comedy about two drifting twentysomething actors who take a trip away from London and into the country.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Brazil’s fallen star Adriano, who is no stranger to either acting or alcohol.

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The Life Of Brian (1979)

The Life Of Brian (1979)

The Film: Monty Python’s masterwork of savage satire and deep, deep silliness in which a Jewish man called Brian is mistaken for the messiah at several turns.

If It Was A Striker: Diego Maradona is the only man who fits – a joker capable of turns of both authentic genius and sad clowning.

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Get Carter (1971)

Get Carter (1971)

The Film: Concrete grey northern revenge thriller, starring a narrow-eyed Michael Caine as the lone gangster smashing through a pile of lies to revenge his brother’s death.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Peter Beardsley – a great and famous north-easterner who’s certainly not beautiful, but has endearing, interesting looks.

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Page 9 of 10
The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

The Film: Carol Reed’s exquisitely photographed post-war classic, set among the cobbled streets and shadows of divided Vienna where a bewildered novelist searches for his black marketer friend, Harry Lime.

If It Was A Striker: It would be Alan Shearer – arguably the best England has ever produced, and with its stunning black and white photography, equally colourless.

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