Canada Russia '72
5 votes
A docudrama loosely based on real events. In 1972, an 8 game ice hockey series is arranged where Canadian pro stars of the National Hockey League play the the Soviet Union national team. Tho most Canadian fans were convinced that the Soviets would be no match for the pros, what followed was a bitter struggle as Team Canada faught to win a series that would change Canadian hockey's history forever.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2006-04-09
Runtime: 180 mins
Director: T.W. Peacocke
Writer: Malcolm MacRury, Barrie Dunn
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Original title: Canada Russia '72
Production Companies: CBC, CBC Films
Production Countries: Canada
Cast
David Berni
David Alexander Miller
Booth Savage
Sonia Laplante
Judah Katz
John Bregar
Louis-Philippe Dandenault
Hugh Thompson
Jeff Roop
Chris Szarka
Sebastien Roberts
Mike Dopud
Gerry Dee
Mark A. Owen
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