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Ice-Breaker: The '72 Summit Series

September 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Summit Series, the iconic hockey tournament that pitted the best players from Canada against the best from the Soviet Union. It has been universally acknowledged as a defining event in Canadian history. This inspiring new documentary enlarges the canvas to tell the story from the unique perspectives of a diverse cast of participants who are rarely if ever heard: diplomats, NHL hockey legends, Soviet players, journalists, fans, broadcasters, business leaders and Team Canada’s Chairman – all reveal untold, exclusive stories about what happened before, during, and after September ‘72.

2022 |1h 33m |  Documentary, History

Cast

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Wayne Gretzky

Self

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Angela James

Self

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Ron MacLean

Self

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Margaret Trudeau

Self

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Terry Mosher

Self

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Mike Keenan

Self

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Alan Eagleson

Self

cast

Harnarayan Singh

Self

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Vladislav Tretiak

Self

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Igor Larionov

Self

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Danièle Sauvageau

Self

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Brian Conacher

Self

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Liam Maguire

Self

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Phil Esposito

Self

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Paul Henderson

Self

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Ken Dryden

Self

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Aleksandr Yakushev

Self

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Boris Mikhailov

Self

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Gary J. Smith

Self

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Serge Savard

Self

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Status

Released

Language

English, French, Punjabi, Russian

Budget

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