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Red army is a documentary about arguably the most dominant fiveman unit in the history of professional hockey the russian five defensemen alexei kasatonov and team captain slava fetisov, wings vladimir krutov and sergei makarov, and center igor larionov and their time on the soviet national hockey team under two vastly different head coaches. Cccp hockey soviet hockey documentary english youtube. In gabe poloskys expert documentary, red army, the understanding of modern russian hockey history filters through the influence of legendary coach anatoly. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia. Sep 09, 2014 cccp hockey is the award winning documentary about the rise and fall of the soviet empire, as it was experienced by five legendary ice hockey players. The film goes deep into the russian hockey players before and after their. He also served as writerproducer for the soontobereleased documentary film, the russian five. Red army is a lively documentary about the famous soviet. The russian five was the nickname given to the unit of five russian ice hockey players from the soviet union that played for the detroit red wings in the 1990s. Almost 18 months after being given its us release, in search of greatness is now due to arrive in the uk. How the soviet hockey documentary red army scored grantland. Aug 17, 2012 the movie is great for red wings fans and hockey history buffs, but shows a troubling precursor to the woes of the nhl and their ongoing labor problems. With jeff daniels, jim devellano, sergei fedorov, viacheslav fetisov. The soviet weave offense was incredibly hard to defend every member of the team posed a scoring threat.

With the demise of communism came the end of the cold war, as soviet players began joining the national hockey league. Oct 08, 2015 so begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history. In the late 1980s, the detroit red wings worked to finally break their decades long stanley cup drought by extracting players from the soviet union, and in the process, changed the way north american hockey. As part of espns 30 for 30 docuseries, this is the precursor to the documentary red army. How iconic red wings changed hockey forever the russian five changed the nhl from the moment the stepped on the ice together. Spirited documentary about soviet hockey goes deep rogie vachon was never super elite, the clear cut best in the league for a spell, as the hall likes its goalies to bepeople like. The story of the soviet unions famed red army hockey team through the eyes of. The five players were sergei fedorov, slava fetisov, slava kozlov, igor larionov and vladimir konstantinov three of the players fedorov, konstantinov, and kozlov were drafted by the red wings in 1989 and 1990, and their defections. From oscar nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. In 1938, the red army had 179,000 officers, 56% more than in 1937, of whom a further 6,742 were dismissed.

Read how ties to the miracle on ice, the dominating red army hockey machine, incredible skill and personal perseverance together with extraordinary leadership enabled the russian five to help bring the stanley cup to detroit in the late 1990s. A conversation with gabe polsky, director of the new hockey documentary red army by. His 15 years with the newspaper were the highlight of a career spanning nearly four decades in the news industry. This documentary about the mighty soviet hockey team explores not just how it got so mighty in the first place, but also looks at how russian players were introduced to the nhl.

The new years eve game between the montreal canadiens and the soviet red army is the feature, but after finishing the book i gained a better appreciation for the way the soviets developed the game of hockey. His books on hockey artistry were at fetisovs bedside as a child. Red army, a documentary about legendary soviet hockey player. Gabe polsky, the director of the documentary red army, likes to say that his film is a hockey movie for people who dont care about hockey. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team the. Red army is a 2014 american russian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog. Oct 04, 2015 meet anatoli tarasov, the founder of the red army ice hockey team and influential author on the game. Directed by jonathan hock, it considers the story of one of the greatest upsets in sports history.

Soviet hockey legend sergei makarov deserves hall of fame. Sep 15, 2016 in eric zweigs book, twenty greatest hockey goals, fetisov said the 1980 team was probably the best team ever put together in the soviet union. I watched the documentary red army and thought they would be a good read. The story of the soviet unions famed red army hockey team through the eyes of its players. The late, mostly unlamented soviet hockey coach, who died in november, will have his lowest moment dissected yet again in of miracles and men, an espn 30 for 30 documentary that premieres at 9. In the highest echelons of the red army the purges removed 3 of 5 marshals, of 15 army generals, 8 of 9 admirals, 50 of 57 army corps generals, 154 out of 186 division generals, all 16 army commissars, and 25 of 28 army corps commissars. How the detroit red wings russian five changed hockey forever. There was perhaps no sports culture as distinct as that of russian hockey. The second unit or russian five, also known as the red army and the wizards of ov, was a lineup for the detroit red wings during the 1990s. Red army, a new documentary, isnt so much a sports movie. The training footage polsky unearthed makes tarasovs tenure as coach of the. The russian imperial army and navy, together with other imperial institutions of tsarist russia, disintegrated after the outbreak of the russian revolution of 1917. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by. So begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of.

Soviet hockey rivalry tend to focus on the miracle on ice, when a scrappy bunch of american amateurs beat an imposing russian squad and went on to win gold at the. Its directed by gabe polsky, who made the compelling 2014 russian ice hockey documentary, red army, and profiles sporting greats such as wayne gretzky, pele, jerry rice, muhammad ali, venus and serena williams and michael jordan. Nothing could have better prepared him for a career as a sports writer covering hockey for the detroit free press. Nov 19, 2014 there was perhaps no sports culture as distinct as that of russian hockey. For the ice hockey players in the soviet unions red army team, it was obligatory to win. From the ussr to russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural. Mar 26, 2015 red army new documentary tells the other side of the miracle on ice. A story of espionage, defection, bribery and courage chronicles how hockeys iconic. Scott of the new york times called the film a stirring, crazy storya russian novel of tolstoyan sweep and goglesque absurdity. Oct 04, 2011 denault has put together a gem of a book that tells the story of hockey from both a canadian and soviet perspective. The documentary red army about soviet era hockey arrives in san diego opening feb. A film that offers a new perspective on the cold war.

From oscarr nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history. Red army documentary facts soviet union hockey trivia esquire. Cccp hockey is the award winning documentary about the rise and fall of the soviet empire, as it was experienced by five legendary ice hockey players. The cold war played out on an ice rink in red army kpbs. The russian five all hockey legends in their own right in their native russia emulated the style of the soviet red army teams that dominated world and olympic competition during the 1970s, 80s and. Twenty years ago, hockey took a major step in its evolution when the detroit red wings put five russian players together as one unit of three forwards and two defensemen for the first time the. Documentary examines soviet union ice hockey in the. In the late 1980s, the detroit red wings worked to finally break their decades long stanley cup drought by extracting players from the soviet union, and in the process, changed the way north american hockey is played. As one of the interviewees in the film puts it, the team. Nov 09, 2014 the red army of the title is the great soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s.

Synopsis from oscar nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. From oscar nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most. Officially, the players were members of the soviet military, but that was just a fiction. Jan 28, 2015 among many things that distinguish the documentary red army about the decline and fall of the red army hockey team, and of the soviet system itself is that theres scarcely a mention of. Red army gabe polskys moving and incisive documentary looks back at the heyday of soviet ice hockey and its role in projecting an image of national strength during the cold war. The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of. For soviet hockey icon fetisov, a movie as history lesson former hockey star slava fetisov, left, and red army director gabe polsky at the cannes film festival in france on may 19. Red army is an inspiring true story about the cold war played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system, paving the way for generations of russians. It premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival and was released in limited theaters by sony pictures classics on january 23, 2015. Im english and dont read a word of russian and i dont want to spend to much money. Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. Wayne gretsky in gabe poloskys expert documentary, red army, the understanding of modern russian hockey history filters through the influence of legendary coach anatoly tarasov.

Red army film features memphis news and events memphis. With viacheslav fetisov, vladislav tretiak, scotty bowman, vladimir pozner. Keith gave spent six years in the united states army as a russian linguist working for the national security agency during the cold war. Jan 23, 2015 soviet unions red army hockey team was a microcosm of their society and its mentality is echoed in todays russia scott stinson. Red army succeeds not only in telling the story of the soviet hockey team and its playersparticularly slava fetisov, the principal subject of the documentary but also in communicating as best. Slava fetisov on red army, soviet nostalgia, and what drives putin by marlow stern. The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain slava. Jan 16, 2015 fetisovs charismatic, proud, and impish screen presence is the central attraction of red army, a documentary about soviet ice hockey that was written, directed, and produced by gabe polsky. How soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart vox. Red army explores the decline and fall of russias hockey.

Feb 22, 2019 how soviet hockey ruled the world and then fell apart explained by the director of the documentary red army. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team the new. Nothing could have better prepared him for a career as a sports writer covering hockey. Viacheslav fetisov, adored former sportsman and friend of putin, took some persuading to appear in gabe polskys documentary about the ussrs imperious group of ice hockey players.