
Cold War on Ice: Summit Series '72
“I really thought it was going to be an all star game. We were going to have some laughs and some fun.” – Phil Esposito
Genres
Overview
Cold War on Ice, produced by Emmy Award-winner Ross Greenburg, chronicles the historic 27-day ice hockey Summit Series in September of 1972 between a team of NHL All-Stars from Canada and the Soviet National Team during the height of the Cold War.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
2012-01-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Peter Coyote
Narrator
Phil Esposito
self
Harry Sinden
self
Rod Gilbert
self
Paul Henderson
self
Vladislav Tretiak
self
Boris Mikhailov
self
Aleksandr Yakushev
self
Arthur Chidlovski
Soviet hockey historian
Pete Mahovlich
self
Jean-Paul Parise
self
Roy MacSkimming
hockey author
Jennifer Conway
hockey historian
Roy MacGregor
Globe & Mail journalist
Gerald Eskenazi
New York Times journalist
Steve Dowling
referee 1972
Tony Esposito
self
Mark Mulvoy
Sports Illustrated journalist
Pat Bentram
Canadian fan in Russia
Bobby Clarke
self
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