Wimbledon (2004)

Production Year:2004

Directed By:Richard LONCRAINE

Written and Screenplay By:Adam BROOKS,Jennifer FLACKETT and Mark LEVIN

Produced By: Mary RICHARDS,Eric FELLNER,Tim BEVAN and Liza CHASIN

Main Cast:Paul BETTANY,Kirsten DUNST,Sam NEILL and Jon FAVREAU

Preview of the Movie: Peter Colt is an English professional tennis player .He earns a wildcard spot to the Wimbledon tournament. Tired of it all, he resolves to quit after this last tournament, and even gets a job to coach tennis at a country club. However, as Wimbledon begins, Peter meets and falls in love with Lizzie Bradbury a young American tennis player.They try to deal with the diffuculties of relationship such as their Professional lives,Lizzie’s negative attitudes through Peter and the effects of the world press.John gets better at his job after meeting Lizzie but he is afraid of being an obstacle in Lizzie’s tennis career and private life.

Info about the Movie: The movie was dedicated to Mark McCormack, who died on 16 May 2003 after suffering cardiac arrest four months earlier.And the story was inspired by Goran Ivanišević, a Croatian tennis player who won Wimbledon in 2001, becoming the only player to win men's singles at Wimbledon with a wildcard entry.In addition to these the whole movie was shot during the real Wimbledon tournament in London.They surely made sets but the courts,players and the audiences were real.

Awards that the Movie Nominated for:

2005 Empire Awards-Best British Actor “Paul BETTANY”