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The Game of Their Lives

  • 2002
  • TMDB 6.9/10
  • 1h 20m

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. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0.

Overview

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. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0.

Cast

  • Daniel GordonNarrator (voice)
  • Pak Doo-ikHimself
  • Giovanni RiveraHimself
  • EusébioSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Elizabeth II of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Paul NicholsonHimself

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