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The Game of Their Lives

6.9Oct 21, 20021h 20mDocumentary

Directed by Daniel Gordon

Written by Daniel Gordon

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.

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Cast

Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon

Narrator (voice)

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Pak Doo-ik

Himself

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Giovanni Rivera

Himself

Eusébio

Eusébio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Paul Nicholson

Himself