Hillsborough
8.0
Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.
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Cast
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Christopher Eccleston
Trevor Hicks
Known for
Thor: The Dark World
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
James Marsters
ACC Jackson
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Marvel's Runaways
James Coleman
Additional Cast
Ricky Tomlinson
John Glover
Known for
In the Flesh
Cracker
Mark Womack
Eddie Spearritt
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The Responder
Route Irish
Maurice Roëves
Chf Supt. Duckenfield
Known for
The Last of the Mohicans
Judge Dredd
Annabelle Apsion
Jenni Hicks
Known for
Call the Midwife
Shameless
Rachel Davies
Teresa Glover
Known for
Cracker
Hammer House of Horror
Stephen Walters
Ian Glover
Known for
Outlander
Dracula
Scot Williams
Joe Glover
Known for
Redirected
Memory
Tracey Wilkinson
Jan Spearritt
Known for
Carnival Row
Toast
Kevin Knapman
Adam Spearrit
Known for
Goal!
Charles McDougall Director · Jimmy McGovern Writer Rob Lane Composer
United States release September 11, 1996 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Granada Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 11, 1996
Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 1996 · TV · ITV3
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