:03 from Gold

Jun 18, 2002

0h 59m

★ 9.0

Divided by the Cold War. Bound by controversy.

Overview

The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final, in which Team USA suffered their first ever loss in Games competition, was one of the most controversial events in the history of both the Olympics and basketball.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

HBO Sports

HBO

Black Canyon Productions

:03 from Gold Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Liev Schreiber

Self

Bud Greenspan

Self

Jim McKay

Self

Frank Gifford

Self

Robert Edelman

Self

Evgeny Rubin

Self

Bela Baram

Self

Alexander Gomelsky

Self

Ivan Edeshko

Self

Bob Ryan

Self

Sergei Baskin

Self

Alexander Belov

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