60 minutes
1/8/2002
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.
Jack O'Callahan
as Self
Herb Brooks
as Self
Mike Eruzione
as Self (Captain, USA 1980)
Liev Schreiber
as Self - Narrator
Al Michaels
as Self
Jim Craig
as Self
Walter Mondale
as Self
Craig R. Whitney
as Self (New York Times)
Leonid Brezhnev
as Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
as Self (archive footage)
Ruhollah Khomeini
as Self (archive footage)