Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78192 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-07-03
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 52 minutes

Special Features
English
Region 2
The Hand Of God Frame By Frame
Greatest Goals
Maradonas International Goals
Maradona Trivia

Synopsis
This release looks into the life of Argentinian football star Diego Maradona--from his humble beginnings to disgraced exit from the 1994 World Cup.

From the Back Cover
Maradona - Victim or Villain?

This amazing production documents the unique career of Diego Maradona, unquestionably one of footballs greatest geniuses.

A playing career, dogged by controversy and turbulence, ending in ignominy yet blessed with brilliance and total triumph.

In the 1980's the superstar dominated World football, his astonishing strength and skill winning Argentina the 1986 World Cup and a final with Italy in 1990.

This film tells the whole story. Unique footage of the boy Diego, playing in the Buenos Aires slums, his early career, his triumphs with Napoli and Barcelona PLUS those controversy packed World Cups.

Study the Hand of God goal in frame by frame detail, watch Maradona's greatest moments, and the tragedy of his last games. All this and more in this classic film.

Maradona - an international legend.

Customer Reviews

do not buy at any cost
This dvd has only two league goals scored by maradona on it and both are when he played for Napoli. They show about five international goals all at very bad camera angles. This is a dvd about Argentina's political crisis over the past century with five minutes of clips of Maradona. The worst possible film about the worlds greatest ever player, search around for a different film if there is one but do not buy this at any cost. It should be sold for £0.99 not £12.99. I would have given it no stars but amazon don't let you do that.

More politics than football
Avoid this poor DVD on the legendry Maradona. If you want a DVD about Eva Peron and the Argentinian dictators of the 70's and 80's then this is perfect for you. However if you want to see loads of clips of Maradona in action then stay away from this disappointing release. I wouldn't mind so much about the political stuff if they made up for it by showing more of Maradona playing. None of his goals and skills for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors and Barcelona are shown at all. The only clips of Maradona in action are clips of the junior world cup in 1978, a few from the 82 world cup, most of the matches from the 1986/1990 world cups (which most of us have already seen), (only) 2 of the 116 goals he scored for Napoli and the goal against Greece in the 94 world cup, thats pretty much it. If you want a good dvd on Maradona buy Diego Maradona - His Life which contains hundreds of his goals and amazing skills.

Excellent Doc on the life and times of Maradona
I first saw this top notch Doc on ITV during the last World cup.
The programme gives a real insight into what makes Maradona tick, as well as showing many of the greatest goals he scored in his career and some unique archive of maradona playing football as a boy.
If you want a bit more of a Biography than a parade of goals then this is the DVD for you.
Makes an excellent companion to his recently published biography.