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The World at Their Feet

£195.00

Film

The World at Their Feet

Additional information

Year

1970

Size/Type

UK Quad / (30″ x 40″) / Single Sided / Printed in England by Leonard Ripley & Co Ltd. London

Country of Origin

UK / British

Condition

Very Fine-Very Fine Plus / Originally Folded (as issued)

Actor/Actress

Arthur Hansel, Bobby Moore, Everardo Rodriguez, Franz Beckenbauer, Patrick Allen, Pele

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“The official FIFA film of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.”

Long before social media, yes there was a time before Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc or immediate online news updates then the cinema and TV was the go to place to see the Mexico 1970 Football World Cup Tournament “The World at Their Feet”. With a limited number of matches being shown on terrestrial TV (only 3 channels in the UK) it was down to the cinema to show the edited highlights of what has been dubbed ‘the greatest of all the World Cups’. Released in cinemas shortly after the event (with a subtle backstory involving a young fan) it was shown in vibrant glorious colour and not only featured the historic final which Brazil won 4-1 but also match highlights and player and fan interviews from the whole tournament. If you are football fan and love your international tournaments then this is the greatest sports documentary ever made and you will not find a better example than this. Fantastic graphics and clever design and presented in very good condition this originally folded (as issued) unrestored 1970 British UK quad film poster displays and presents to excellent effect and represents a truly scarce and nostalgic piece of cinematic football memorabilia.

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Film Description

The World at Their Feet Movie Poster

“This is the official FIFA film of the 1970 World Cup in Mexico. The clips from the games are embedded in a small plot showing a young boy admiring the stars of the time and wanting to see the games live in the stadiums.”

Mexico 70 was one of the best of all the football World Cups with the accompanying official FIFA film The World at Their Feet” a hugely enjoyable watch.

We get to see copious amounts of behind the scenes footage, the games and the goals and that is not such a bad thing if you want to see a historical record of this superb highly rated tournament.

The main reason to seek out this film is to see all the famous goals from the other side of the stadium to what you will be use to. In 1970 TV production was nothing like today, and 95% of the planet will have only seen Brazil’s four goals against Italy from one angle. Here the film cameras are positioned on the opposite side of the stadia and give a small taste of what multi-angle digital TV would have made of the tournament.

One for completists and historians, but still fun. Show your kids and your grand kids the goals and tell them that football existed before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

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