The Art of Football from A to Z
2006 | 84m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Hermann Vaske |
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| Writer: | Hermann Vaske, Chris Langham |
| Staring: |
| Funnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world of soccer, complete with the sport's most memorable goals, kicks, saves, goofs and penalties. Also included are reflections on soccer's impact on culture, including the Monty Python sketch "Philosophy Football," and interviews with celebrities Dave Stewart, Dennis Hopper and Henry Kissinger, as well as soccer icons Pelé, Mia Hamm and Thierry Henry. | |
| Release Date: | May 25, 2006 |
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| Director: | Hermann Vaske |
| Writer: | Hermann Vaske, Chris Langham |
| Genres: | Comedy, Documentary |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | ARTE, Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, ZDF, Emotional Network |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cleese | Self |
| Tom Konkle | Self |
| Dennis Hopper | Self |
| Pelé | Self |
| Henry Kissinger | Self |
| Mia Hamm | Self |
| Thierry Henry | Self |
| Keith Allen | Self |
| Michael Ballack | Self |
| Franz Beckenbauer | Self |
| Boris Becker | Self |
| Bono | Self |
| Pierluigi Collina | Self |
| Elton John | Self |
| Kaká | Self |
| Tony Kaye | Self |
| Kasey Keller | Self |
| Michel Platini | Self |
| Ronaldo | Self |
| Giovanni Trapattoni | Self |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Self |
| Arsène Wenger | Self |
| Wim Wenders | Self |
| Desmond Tutu | Self |
| Jasmin Tabatabai | Self |
| Dave Stewart | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hermann Vaske | Writer, Director |
| Goran Pavicevic | Director of Photography |
| Máté Tóth Widamon | Director of Photography |
| Bastian Ahrens | Editor |
| Tommie Pinnow | Art Direction |
| Michael Kadelbach | Music |
| Oliver Kähler | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sarah Klug | Post Production Supervisor |
| Jennifer Feist | Production Manager |
| Kristofer Koch | Production Assistant |
| Christian Schwalbe | Production Manager |
| Kerstin Harms | Editorial Staff |
| Hans Robert Eisenhauer | Editorial Staff |
| Chris Langham | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Oliver Herder | Co-Producer |
| Gerd Richter-Kiewning | Co-Producer |
| Bernard Brochland | Executive Producer |
| Hermann Vaske | Producer |
| John Cleese | Executive Producer |
| Nizan Guanaes | Executive Producer |
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