Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Short Film
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2006 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Paul Crowder
John Dower

Written By:
John Dower

Mark Monroe

Actors:
Ahmet Ertegun ..... Himself
Nesuhi Ertegün ..... Himself
Matt Dillon ..... Narrator
Clive Toye ..... Himself
Shep Messing ..... Himself
Giorgio Chinaglia ..... Himself
Peppe Pinton ..... Himself
Werner Roth ..... Himself
Jay Emmett ..... Himself
Phil Woosnam ..... Himself
Raphael de la Sierra ..... Himself
Carlos Alberto ..... Himself
Franz Beckenbauer ..... Himself
Pelé ..... Himself
Marv Albert ..... Himself
Johan Cruyff ..... Himself
Rose Ganguzza ..... Herself
Mia Hamm ..... Herself
Steve Hunt ..... Himself
Henry Kissinger ..... Himself
Mario Mariani ..... Himself
Rodney Marsh ..... Himself
Steve Ross ..... Himself
Bobby Smith ..... Himself
Dennis Tueart ..... Himself

Synopsis:

A look back at one of the more curious fads in American professional sports, the sudden rise and precipitous fall of the North American Soccer League, spanning its existence 1968-1984, as seen through the experience of its most famous club, the New York Cosmos. The NASL made very little impact in the US, where soccer had virtually no following, until in 1975 the New York Cosmos succeeded in signing the most famous player in the world, Pele. Attendence for Cosmos games exploded, outdrawing even the New York Giants and New York Jets of the NFL, to where exhibition games in Seattle were drawing huge crowds, and when Pele announced his retirement in 1977 his final game drew the biggest crowd to ever see a soccer game in the US. His retirement from the game began a slow but steady decline for the NASL as money issues for the league and the spending practices of the Cosmos became a running controversy.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 27 March, 2019.