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The Game of Their Lives is a american film of genre Drama directed by David Anspaugh released in USA on 1 january 2005 with Gerard Butler
The Game of Their Lives (2005)
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Add to a movie listThe Game of Their Lives (released on DVD as The Miracle Match) is a 2005 American drama film directed by David Anspaugh. The screenplay by Angelo Pizzo is based on the book of the same title by Geoffrey Douglas.
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The film details the true story of the 1950 US soccer team which, against all odds, beat England 1–0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil during the 1950 FIFA World Cup. The story is about the family traditions and passions that shaped the players who made up this team of underdogs. One group of teammates were from The Hill neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. Another group came from the Corky Row district of Fall River, Massachusetts.Actors
Gerard Butler
(Frank Borghi)
Wes Bentley
(Walter Bahr)
Zachery Ty Bryan
(Harry Keough)
Jay Rodan
(Frank 'Pee Wee' Wallace)
Jimmy Jean-Louis
(Joe Gaetjens)
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