Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13108 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-11-28
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

Synopsis
Narrated by Nick Owen this documentary tells the story about Duncan Edwards, the talented footballer who lost his life when Manchester United's aeroplane crashed after failing to take off from Munich airport.

Customer Reviews

A moving tribute but not enough footage
As someone too young (born over 3 years after "Big Dunc"'s death) to have had the privilege of watching Duncan Edwards play, I was excited to find this dvd, hoping for more footage of the man in action than I had seen previously; in this respect, I was disappointed as all the film footage and photographs of Duncan Edwards included herein can be found on Manchester United - The Official History 1878 - 2008: 2 DVD Set. Of course, it has to be remembered that back in the 1950s, footaball television coverage was nowhere near as extensive, or as sophisticated, as it is today but the lack of footage does let this product down somewhat.

In place of the footage of this exceptional player in action, there are moving tributes from Manchester United colleagues Bill Foulkes and Wilf McGuiness, England colleagues Sir Tom Finney and Derek Kevan, former England manager Sir Walter Winterbottom and Tommy Docherty, who played against Duncan at both club (for Preston North End) and international (for Scotland) level, as well as Edwards' mother, remembering her son with demonstrable pride and sadness. Whilst all contributors are united in praising the man many regard as potentially the greatest footballer of all time, I would have preferred more opportunity to form an opinion myself by seeing more of the player in action.

This relatively short (51 minutes) dvd will please all fans of Duncan Edwards, especially those fortunate enough to have seen him play, but for younger viewers, whilst the opinions of the contributors convey the reverence and awe in which his contemporaries regarded him (Sir Bobby Charlton, sadly not a contributor to this dvd, said that Duncan Edwards was the only player who ever made him feel inferior), there is insufficient opportunity to witness the skill and power of a footballer, who despite dying at the tender age of 21, lives on in the memory of everyone who did see him play. There is more footage of Duncan Edwards on The Busby Era [DVD] than can be found here.

Duncan Edwards (1st October 1936-15th February 1958) was a player who inspired others and whom fate denied the opportunity to reach his peak; he held the records of being the youngest footballer ever to play in the English first division and for England. Had fate been kinder and Duncan had avoided injury, he would surely have been a World Cup and European Cup winner and probably one of, if not the, greatest of all time. This dvd is worth buying despite its shortcomings.

The greatest player the world ever saw.
This DVD chronicles the career of Duncan Edwards.I have seen Di Stefano,Puskas,Eusebio,Maradona,Pele and Best but this player outshone them all for alround ability.
I bought the DVD to replace my video recording,having had it for a few years.
To hear players from the past eulogise so elequently about the lads talents tells you all you need to know.
HE WAS THE BEST EVER.