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The Russian Five (2018)

11/04/2018 (US)Documentary1h 49m
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Overview

The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Sergei Fedorov

      Sergei Fedorov

      Himself

    2. Vladimir Konstantinov

      Vladimir Konstantinov

      Himself

    3. Vyacheslav Kozlov

      Vyacheslav Kozlov

      Himself

    4. Igor Larionov

      Igor Larionov

      self

    5. Jim Devellano

      Jim Devellano

      self

    6. Viacheslav Fetisov

      Viacheslav Fetisov

      self

    7. Jeff Daniels

      Jeff Daniels

      self

    8. Scotty Bowman

      Scotty Bowman

      self

    9. Nicklas Lidstrom

      self

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    A review by Peter McGinn

    8.0
    Written by Peter McGinn on Apr 4, 2020

    I found this to be an interesting documentary, especially considering the narrow subject matter. It utilized an imaginative and interesting angle: using some kind of almost comic book style pictures at times in between video clips. That was different. It perhaps ran a bit long for me, since I am not a hockey fan, but it told the story well overall. I was surprised in one way because back when all of this was going on, it felt to me that the Detroit Red Wings had won the Stanley Cup year in and year out, like the Montreal Canadians used to. Not so much, though they stayed good for a long ti...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget-

    Revenue$485,049.00

    Keywords

    • sports
    • ice hockey
    • nhl