Believe (2013 film)

Believe
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Scheinmann
Screenplay byCarmelo Pennisi, Massimiliano Durante and David Scheinmann
Story byCarmelo Pennisi and Massimiliano Durante
Produced byManuela Noble
Justin Peyton
Ben Timlett
StarringBrian Cox
Jack Smith
Natascha McElhone
Anne Reid
Philip Jackson
Toby Stephens
Music byChristian Henson
Release dates
  • 28 September 2013 (2013-09-28) (Zurich Film Festival)
  • 25 July 2014 (2014-07-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million/£4.7 million

Believe is a 2013 British sports drama film directed by David Scheinmann. Set in Manchester in 1984 and based on true events, it stars Brian Cox as Scottish football manager Sir Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to coach a team of young working-class boys captained by the talented but unruly Georgie Gallagher (played by Jack Smith). The film also stars Natascha McElhone as Erica Gallagher, Anne Reid as Jean Busby, and Toby Stephens as Georgie's prospective headmaster.

Believe was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2014.