Overview
The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.
Director and cast
- Vladimir Mashkov as тренер сборной СССР Владимир Гаранжин
- John Savage Cast
- Ivan Kolesnikov as игрок сборной СССР Александр Белов
- Viktoriya Tolstoganova as жена Владимира Ксения Гаранжина
- Andrius Paulavičius as Jonas
- Marat Basharov as чиновник Госкомспорта Терещенко
- Andrey Smolyakov Cast
- Sergey Garmash Cast
- Aleksandra Revenko Cast
- Jay Bowdy Cast
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