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The Game of Their Lives (천리마 축구단; Ch'ŏllima Ch'ukkudan, Chollima Football Team) is a 2002 documentary film directed and produced by Daniel Gordon with Nicholas Bonner of Koryo Tours as an associate producer about the seven surviving members of the North Korea national football team who participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup.
- English
- 21 October 2002
- Daniel Gordon (principal), Nicholas Bonner (associate producer)
- Daniel Gordon
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The Game of Their Lives. Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The Game of Their Lives. At the 1966 World Cup, outclassed North Korea secured a surprise victory over European favorite Italy, leading to the first-ever quarterfinal appearance by an...
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- Daniel Gordon
- Documentary
The Game of Their Lives. Available on Prime Video, Tubi TV, Amazon Freevee, Plex. Starring box office king Gerard Butler (300, The Bounty Hunter), Patrick Stewart (X-Men), Wes Bentley (American Beauty) and John Rhys Davis (The Lord of the Rings) comes a triumphant tale of the quest for glory and victory at footballs mightiest championship.
- David Anspaugh
- Gerard Butler, Wes Bentley, Jay Rodan
The North Korean soccer team arrived in Middlesbrough, England in 1966 as the underdogs of the World Cup finals. Short in stature, inexperienced and timid before the public, little was known about them and nothing was expected. But on July 19 when they defeated the robust Italians, whose players...
2002 Directed by Daniel Gordon. The greatest shock in World Cup history. A BBC documentary producer is given unprecedented access in North Korea to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals.
