Fever Pitch (1997)

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Fever Pitch on IMDb 6.7/10 9,044 votes

Released:
1997-04-04

Overview:
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman and a football team. Based on Nick Hornby's best selling autobiographical novel, Fever Pitch. English teacher Paul Ashworth believes his long standing obsession with Arsenal serves him well. But then he meets Sarah. Their relationship develops in tandem with Arsenal's roller coaster fortunes in the football league, both leading to a nail biting climax.

Director:
David Evans

Runtime:
1h 42min

Genre:
Comedy, Romance

  • Cast:
  • Colin Firth
    as
    Paul Ashworth
  • Ruth Gemmell
    as
    Sarah Hughes
  • Mark Strong
    as
    Steve
  • Holly Aird
    as
    Jo
  • Ken Stott
    as
    Ted, the Headmaster