---
title: 'The Great Game (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Maurice Elvey'
released: '1953-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-game-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045838/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Game (1953)

1953 · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Great Game is a 1953 British sports comedy-drama directed by Maurice Elvey and starring James Hayter, Thora Hird and Diana Dors. It was written by Wolfgang Wilhelm based on the play Shooting Star by Basil Thomas. Many of the scenes were shot at Griffin Park, the home of Brentford F.C. Several professional football players made appearances in the film including Tommy Lawton.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Maurice Elvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-elvey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Trytel](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-trytel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phil Grindrod](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-grindrod)
- **Editor:** [Lito Carruthers](https://cinepixo.com/people/lito-carruthers)

## Cast

- [Thora Hird](https://cinepixo.com/people/thora-hird)
- [Frank Pettingell](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-pettingell)
- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert-2)
- [James Hayter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hayter)
- [Diana Dors](https://cinepixo.com/people/diana-dors)
- [Glyn Houston](https://cinepixo.com/people/glyn-houston)
- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)

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