Walter: A Life in Football (2021)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 59M

Director : Martin Conaghan

Synopsis

Documentary paying tribute to one of the most successful managers in the history of Scottish football, Walter Smith. A winner as manager for Rangers and Scotland, Walter Smith was a man whose character won respect across the hard tribal lines of our national game. Featuring rare archive, and told with interview contributions from the people who knew him best and who worked with him throughout his long and varied career, the programme explores the numerous successes at Rangers, his experiences as a manager when he headed south to Everton in the English Premiership, his leadership of the Scotland national men’s team and his sensational return to Rangers in 2007. Walter: A Life in Football follows the highs and lows of Smith’s career, exploring the characteristics that made players, fellow managers and supporters venerate him. He was genuinely loved and revered by many, including titans of the game such as Pep Guardiola and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Actors

Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Self

Crews

Steven Donnelly
Steven Donnelly
Director of Photography
Keith Ingram
Keith Ingram
Additional Camera
Marco Cervi
Marco Cervi
Additional Camera
Maria Sattrup
Maria Sattrup
Additional Camera
Helmut Kobler
Helmut Kobler
Additional Camera
Kristian Edwards
Kristian Edwards
Sound Recordist
Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott
Sound Recordist
Kira Zeigler
Kira Zeigler
Sound Recordist
David Gilmour
David Gilmour
Graphic Designer
Sam Biggs
Sam Biggs
Mixing Engineer
Georgia Middleton
Georgia Middleton
Assistant Editor
Lewis MacLeod
Lewis MacLeod
Assistant Editor
Stephen A. Woods
Stephen A. Woods
Assistant Editor
Sean McGee
Sean McGee
Editor
Graham Russell
Graham Russell
Executive Producer
Tom Connor
Tom Connor
Editor
Danielle Gardiner
Danielle Gardiner
Assistant Production Manager
Elise Mulford
Elise Mulford
Assistant Production Manager
Mhairi Anderson
Mhairi Anderson
Production Manager
Jane Summers
Jane Summers
Unit Manager
Keir Murray
Keir Murray
Producer's Assistant
Neil Sargent
Neil Sargent
Producer
Jamie Thomson Cole
Jamie Thomson Cole
Associate Producer
Martin Conaghan
Martin Conaghan
Director
Martin Conaghan
Martin Conaghan
Producer

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