''Jack to a King: The Swansea Story'' is a 2014 British

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(directed by

Marc Evans Marc Evans (born 1960) is a Welsh director of film and television, whose credits include the films ''House of America'', ''Resurrection Man (film), Resurrection Man'' and ''My Little Eye''. Biography Evans was born in 1960 in Cardiff, Wales. H ...

) about the

Swansea City Football Club Swansea City Association Football Club ( ; ) is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Swansea, Wales. It competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Swansea have played ...

's history from July 2001 to May 2011. It focuses on the club's rise from almost going out of business at the bottom of the

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to the glamour of the

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. The documentary was released on 12 September 2014.

Production

Director

stated that

"''Jack to a King'' is essentially a cinematic celebration of a story that a lot of us are familiar with but don't know the detail of."

Executive producer

Mal Pope Maldwyn "Mal" Pope (born 18 May 1960) is a Welsh musician and composer, who is notable for his contribution to music theatre portraying Welsh national identities and themes. He lives in the village of Mumbles, Swansea. He is known for singing bo ...

added that

"This is a truly remarkable story of how a rag tag band of builders, housewives, teachers and travel agents came together to save their football club and ended up turning their city into a worldwide brand. A story of how sometimes even the wildest dreams can come true!"

Associate producer James Marsh agreed

"The rebirth of a neglected, provincial football club into genuine Premier League contenders is both a romantic modern day fairytale and a gripping thriller of a story. It's a remarkable and surprising tale which will make for an irresistible, highly emotional film that will appeal to anyone who's ever rooted for the underdog."

Photographs, video clips and footage taken by fans during matches participated by the football club are included into this documentary.

Release

On 15 August 2014, the first

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was released on YouTube by the film's official site. On 22 August, a full-length trailer was released by YJB Films. At the time of the film's release, Swansea were in joint top position of the

. The film was broadcast in two parts on the American television network (and broadcast home of the Premier League in the

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)

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and

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on 15 and 22 August 2015.

Box Office

Jack to a King made $114,061 in the United Kingdom.

Home media

''Jack to a King'' was released on DVD on 26 December 2014.

References

External links

* * (YJB Films) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jack to a King - The Swansea Story 2014 films 2014 documentary films Documentary films about association football Swansea City A.F.C. Films shot in Wales Films directed by Marc Evans British drama films 2014 drama films 2010s English-language films British sports documentary films 2010s British films English-language documentary films