The Force: The Michael Watson Story is a powerful and emotionally charged feature film inspired by the real-life events that changed British boxing forever.
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The people behind it
Victor Hugo
Michael Watson
Joyce Grey-Carter
Joan Watson
Nick Moran
Barry Hearn
Michael Gukas
Chris Eubank
Michael McKell
Frank Warren
Fabrizio Santino
Jimmy Tibbs
Wil Johnson
Lennard Ballack
Vic Waghorn
Roy Francis
Carl Wharton
Mr. Justice Ian Kennedy
David Gelmini
Boxing Spectator
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