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Sep 5, 2003 · Blackball: Directed by Mel Smith. With Paul Kaye, James Cromwell, Alice Evans, Bernard Cribbins. A rebellious young British bowls player teams with another older and more traditional player to take on the Australian bowls team.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sport
- Mel Smith
- 2003-09-05
May 18, 2003 · Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned.
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned.
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- Mel Smith
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Sep 1, 2011 · Quickly acquiring a flashy American agent (Vince Vaughn) and becoming the most popular player in England, Cliff vows to dethrone traditionalist champion Ray Speight (James Cromwell), who has made...
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Blackball (also known as National Lampoon's Blackball) is a 2003 British sports comedy film based on the game of lawn bowls. The screenplay was written by Tim Firth and the film was directed by Mel Smith.
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Stephen Warbeck Music. Chris Blunden Editing. Critics reviews. Brash Cliff Starkey dreams of playing for England in the lawn-bowls championship against rival Australia, but the traditionalists in the community bowls club — namely Ray Speight — despise Cliff’s showmanship.
