Jack to a King: The Swansea Story

Jack to a King: The Swansea Story

98 mins | Documentary | Sept. 12, 2014

Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.

Jack to a King: The Swansea Story

98 mins | Documentary | Sept. 12, 2014

Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
Jack to a King is a passionate portrait of the rise of Swansea City Football Club from near oblivion to the world stage of the Premier League. It is the story of a city and the people who made the club what it is today. An independent feature from film makers, Mal Pope and Edward Thomas, YJB Films’, Jack to a King is about more than just a football club, it is about a city that survives against all odds – through the Blitz, industrial decline and recession. It tells a universal story of how football plays into the lives of ordinary people. It touches on the Welsh attitude to defeat and victory and the relationship between sport and money. The story is told through the characters involved, capturing the rhythm of their lives and presenting a portrait of where they live. Through it all, there is one dream, one ambition which unites everyone – The Premier League.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Sapex Scripts, YJB Films
Original title Jack to a King: The Swansea Story
Directors Marc Evans
Writers Mal Pope

Cast

Huw Jenkins

as Himself

John van Zweden

as Himself

Suzan Eames

as Herself

Alan Curtis

as Himself

Roberto Martinez

as Himself

James Thomas

as Himself