Overview

At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympic hockey team found themselves playing improbably against the legendary unbeatable Soviet Army hockey team for Olympic Gold. From the live footage taken at Lake Placid, NY, and through interviews beginning with the team's assembly through the experience of winning the gold medal.

Genres

Cast

Herb Brooks

Self

Mike Eruzione

Self (Captain, USA 1980)

Liev Schreiber

Self - Narrator

Al Michaels

Self

Jim Craig

Self

Walter Mondale

Self

Leonid Brezhnev

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)