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Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.
The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.
Documentary - 2006
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
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In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.
Director:
,
Paul Crowder
,
John Dower
Cast:
,
Pelé
,
Franz Beckenbauer
,
Carlos Alberto
,
Raphael de la Sierra
,
Phil Woosnam
,
Jay Emmett
,
Werner Roth
,
Peppe Pinton
,
Giorgio Chinaglia
,
Shep Messing

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
1 Jan 2006
Languages:
English
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A cavalcade of theatrical personalities, juicy war stories, unforgiven grievances and old-school cinema dazzle.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
27 Jul 2006
fresh:
Once in a Lifetime would have benefited greatly from historical and outside perspective, but the story on screen is such a kick that even monotone narrator Matt Dillon gets caught up in the excitement.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
28 Jul 2006
fresh:
Once in a Lifetime, which relies on interviews and archival footage, may not be a great documentary, but it certainly gets its points across.
– Robert Denerstein,
Denver Rocky Mountain News,
12 Aug 2006
fresh:
... accomplishes the minor miracle of making you mourn a sports team you likely never knew existed in the first place.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
13 Aug 2006
rotten:
... treats its audience like a bunch of attention deficit disorder cases.
– Peter Debruge,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug 2006
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