Broad Street Bullies (2010)

Directed by

George Roy

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Philadelphia Flyers hockey team. It follows their rise from a new expansion team in 1967 to winning the Stanley Cup twice in the 1970s. The film uses interviews and footage from that era.

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What happens

Broad Street Bullies is a 2010 documentary film produced and directed by veteran documentary filmmaker George Roy for HBO Sports. It chronicles the National Hockey League's (NHL) Philadelphia Flyers from their beginnings as an expansion team in 1967, to their back-to-back Stanley Cup championships (1974, 1975), and three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances (1974–1976). The film includes clips and photos from the era, along with interviews with players, writers, broadcasters, and other individuals involved with the Flyers and/or NHL hockey during that period. It is narrated by Liev Schreiber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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