Yesterday's Hero
| Yesterday's Hero | |
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| Directed by | Neil Leifer |
| Produced by |
Elliott Kastner Oscar Lerman Ken Regan |
| Written by | Jackie Collins |
| Starring |
Ian McShane Suzanne Somers Adam Faith Paul Nicholas |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | Nov, 1979 |
Running time | 95 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
Yesterday's Hero is a 1979 British film starring Ian McShane, Suzanne Somers (in her film debut), Adam Faith, Paul Nicholas and Cary Elwes (in his film debut). It also features Glynis Barber and Emma Samms in their early performances. The story of an alcoholic ex-footballer, the screenplay was written by novelist Jackie Collins, but was an original work and not based on one of her books. Though it bears a striking resemblance to the life of the former player George Best, the film is not biographical.
Cast
- Ian McShane as Rod Turner
- Suzanne Somers as Cloudy Martin
- Adam Faith as Jake Marsh
- Paul Nicholas as Clint Simon
- Sam Kydd as Sam Turner
- Glynis Barber as Susan
- Trevor Thomas as Speed
- Sandy Ratcliff as Rita
- Alan Lake as Georgie Moore
- Matthew Long as Mack Gill
- Paul J. Medford as Marek
- Paul Desbois as Butch
- Eric Deacon as Chris
- George Moon as Changing Room Attendant
- Jack Haig as Sam's Crony
- Damian Elwes as Disco Dancer
- Cary Elwes as Disco Dancer
- John Motson as T.V. Interviewer / Commentator