Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In
Directed byJason Ferguson
Produced byAndrew Macdonald
StarringAlex Ferguson
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Release dates
  • 6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) (Glasgow Film Festival)[1]
  • 27 May 2021 (2021-05-27)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In is a 2021 British documentary film about the former Scotland, Aberdeen and Manchester United football manager Alex Ferguson.

The documentary recounts Ferguson's life from his early experiences in Govan, through his playing career as a striker at Rangers amongst others, to his long and successful managerial career, using archive footage and interviews with Ferguson that began in 2016, and includes Ferguson's recovery from his 2018 brain haemorrhage.[2]

The documentary helped Ferguson end a long running feud with Gordon Strachan, his former player at Aberdeen and Manchester United, that had begun in the 1980s. The two went out for lunch and buried the hatchet at the urging of Ferguson's son Jason. Strachan appears as a talking head in the film along with 11 other interviewees in total: Ferguson, five family members (Ferguson's wife Cathy Ferguson and their sons, Jason, Mark and Darren along with his brother, Martin Ferguson), two doctors, and Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona and Archie Knox.[3][4]

Production

DNA Films and Passion Pictures agreed to co-produce the film. It is produced by BAFTA winner Andrew Macdonald and directed by Alex Ferguson's son Jason.[5]

Release

Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In premiered at the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival.[6] Shortly after, Universal Pictures and Amazon Prime Video purchased the distribution rights to the documentary in the United Kingdom.[7] It was released in UK cinemas on May 27, 2021, by Universal and was made available on Prime Video in the UK and Ireland on May 29.[8]

References

  1. ^ "More premieres and guests announced for Glasgow Film Festival". Glasgow Film Festival. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Sir Alex Ferguson: 'Did I think we could still beat Bayern in 1999? No chance!'". the Guardian. 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ Collin, Robbie (8 May 2021). "'There were a few tears': Alex Ferguson's journey from football legend to film star". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  4. ^ "New documentary Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In to be released in weeks". joe.co.uk. February 2021.
  5. ^ "Everything we know so far about the new Sir Alex Ferguson documentary on Amazon Prime". inews.co.uk. 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ Kenny, Logan (9 March 2021). "Glasgow Review: Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In Offers a Personal Reflection on a Sports Icon". The Film Stage. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 February 2021). "Amazon & Universal To Release 'Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In' From DNA Films & Passion Pictures". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ Video, Source: Amazon Prime (22 April 2021). "'I'm a Govan boy': clip from new Sir Alex Ferguson documentary – video". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.


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