The Damned Utd

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The Damned Utd is David Peace’s 2006 novel that offers a fictionalized, psychologically intense account of Brian Clough’s turbulent 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United.

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instanceOf novel
adaptationDirector Tom Hooper
adaptationLeadActor Michael Sheen
adaptationReleaseYear 2009
adaptationScreenwriter Peter Morgan
adaptationType feature film
author David Peace
basedOn Brian Clough’s 44-day tenure as manager of Leeds United
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive reviews
depictsClub Derby County F.C.
Leeds United F.C.
genre historical fiction
psychological fiction
sports novel
hasAdaptation The Damned United
surface form: The Damned United (film)
hasLegalDispute libel concerns raised by former Leeds United figures
inspiredBy real events in English football history
language English
mainCharacter Brian Clough
market adult readership
narrativePerspective Brian Clough
narrativeStyle first-person
notableFor controversial portrayal of Leeds United era
intense psychological depiction of Brian Clough
portrayalType fictionalized account
portrays Don Revie
Leeds United players of the 1970s
publicationYear 2006
publisher Faber and Faber
setting Leeds United F.C.
surface form: Leeds United Football Club
settingPeriod 1974
subject English football
football management
power and rivalry in sport
theme ego and leadership
failure and redemption
loyalty and betrayal
obsession
timeSpanDepicted early 1970s
late 1960s
timeStructure non-linear timeline
titleStyle stylized spelling of "United" as "Utd"

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