Match of the Century Challenge / Fussballspiel Challenge / Match du siècle challenge

[Andreas Eggeling]

Whenever I buy a small collection, the best-selling Super8 film of all time is often included.

Do you feel the same way?

Who has more copies of it?

[Melvin England]

I started off with the black and white silent version of this when I was still only getting pocket money.

Then, sometime in the late 1980's I attended my first ever Blackpool convention....... and I had never seen so many super 8 films together in one place in all my life...... This was heaven!........... and the first film I ever purchased was the colour sound version of this film, which is still in my collection. It is such a good short!

[Steve Klare]

Who's playing?

I have an Uncle in Germany who has an Italian friend. (He has an Italian restaurant in their village: Menu in German! of course!). While we were there once Germany defeated Italy in World Cup. My Uncle said "I'd better steer clear of HIM for a while!".

[Andreas Eggeling]

Who's playing?

I have an Uncle in Germany who has an Italian friend. (He has an Italian restaurant in their village: Menu in German! of course!). While we were there once Germany defeated Italy in World Cup. My Uncle said "I'd better steer clear of HIM for a while!".

If you sit in an Italian ice cream parlor in Germany and Germany loses to Italy in football, the ice cream may be free. To give German consolation.

[Andreas Eggeling]

...... This was heaven!...........

This is how Scrooge McDuck must feel in his safe.

[Steve Klare]

It's actually one of my favorite Italian restaurants anywhere. For one thing, the owner and my uncle are close friends, so you basically show up as family. For another, the owner absolutely hates working off a menu, so there is something different every time! It all depends on what he found at the market that morning.

It's just as much as they are friends, Fußbol is sometimes trouble between them!


Is this film a specific game, or is it season highlights?

[Douglas Meltzer]

This film was constantly shown on a cartridge projector at a camera store I used to frequent as a kid. I would stand there and watch it again and again and...

Doug

[Alan Rik]

Funny thing is that I did buy a few collections and this 200ft'er was in both of them now that I think of it! But both were faded sadly.

[Steve Klare]

Got It!

-I’ve never seen Bedknobs and Broomsticks!

[Graham Ritchie]

Its a good one Steve, the color on mine is still pretty good

[Edward Nicielnik]

I have the second part Beautiful Briny sea very good color

[Graham Ritchie]

Watched "Match of the Century" the other night. The print has faded a bit, but its still pretty good.

[Rodney Bourke]

There's heaps of copies of this film on Super 8 on ebay

https://www.ebay.de/sch/i.html?_from...llenge+super+8

[Edward Nicielnik]

As I said does anybody have the second part Beautiful Briny under sea singing much rare doesnot come up as much on Ebay

[Douglas Meltzer]

Edward,

I also have The Beautiful Briny. Like yours, mine has good color and is a very enjoyable cutdown.

Doug