Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008)

Directed by

Kevin Rafferty

Genre

documentary film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks back at a famous 1968 football game between Harvard and Yale. It uses interviews and game footage to show the excitement of the rivalry. The film captures a moment in sports history and the people involved.

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What happens

Harvard Beats Yale 29–29 is a 2008 documentary film by Kevin Rafferty, covering the 1968 meeting between the football teams of Yale and Harvard in their storied rivalry. The game has been called "the most famous football game in Ivy League history". Actor Tommy Lee Jones, who was a 1st-team All-Ivy League guard for Harvard that season, was interviewed for the documentary. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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