Miracle on Ice (1981)

Directed by

Steven Hilliard Stern

Genre

action, drama, family, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A docudrama about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and their coach Herb Brooks. The team of young players defeats the experienced Soviet team in a stunning upset.

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What happens

Miracle on Ice is a 1981 American sports docudrama about the United States men's national ice hockey team, led by head coach Herb Brooks (played by Karl Malden), that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The young United States team's victory over the heavily favored seasoned Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the "Miracle on Ice". The film premiered on March 1, 1981, as an installment of The ABC Sunday Night Movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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