''G'olé!'' is the official documentary film of the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

held in

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. The film is narrated by

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and the score was written by

Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist best known as a former member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his solo albums released in the 1970s. Born and raised ...

. It tells the story of the

which was won by

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who beat

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in the final. It also highlights

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- who played the most games in order to qualify - and

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, a rising African force.

Distribution

*United Kingdom: 21 March 1983 (preview) *Italy: 13 April 1983 (TV premiere) *Finland: 11 November 1984 (TV premiere)

Soundtrack

Track listing

# "International Flag" – 2:15 # "The Dove (opening ceremony)" – 2:40 # "Wayward Spirit" – 3:22 # "Latin Reel (Theme From G'olé)" – 2:47 # "Red Island" – 5:06 # "Spanish Holiday" – 2:46 # "No Possible" – 2:57 # "Shadows" – 3:41 # "Black Pearls" - 2:54 # "Frustration" - 3:12 # "Spanish Montage" - 2:48 # "G'olé" - 2:58

References

External links

* FIFA World Cup official films 1982 FIFA World Cup 1983 films Rick Wakeman albums Documentary films about association football Documentary films about Spain 1983 documentary films Films scored by Rick Wakeman Films directed by Tom Clegg (director) 1980s English-language films British sports documentary films 1980s British films {{sport-documentary-film-stub