From oscar and emmy award winning filmmakers, red army highlights the soviet unions legendary and enigmatic hockey training culture and worlddominating team through the eyes of the teams captain slava fetisov, following his shift from hockey. Red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union, the cold war that played out on the ice rink and the red army hockey team. Its main focus is on vyacheslav fetisov, better known to the western world as slava fetisov. A documentary portrait of russian icehockey legend vyacheslav slava fetisov explores cold. The red army russian five, alex kasatanov from left, viktor tikhonov, vladislav tretiak, igor larionov, and slava fetisov, are seen in a clip from the documentary red army, directed by gabe. You may recall that the red army film came out last year.
The documentary red army shows a style of hockey played by the soviets in the 1970s and 80s that remains unsurpassed for its grace, speed and intricacy. The barbecue doesnt appear in red army, the kinetic and enthralling new documentary about the great soviet teams of the late. The red army hockey teams top line it might annoy hardcore capitalists, but an impartial observer has got to admit that soviet ice hockey must rank as one of. From oscarr nominated and emmy awardwinning filmmakers, red army examines the most successful dynasty in sports history. During the provocative preface of gabe polskys red army, theres every reason to suspect. Gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. The tale is told from the point of view of slava fetisov, the captain of the. Sure, it heightened tretiaks reputation as arguably the greatest goalie of his era, with due respect to tony esposito, bernie parent, and ken dryden. The club was founded in 1946 as cdka centralnyy dom krasnoy armii central house of the red army, referring to the army community centre in moscow. Red army is a documentary about the russian ice hockey team, who achieved international fame during the cold war. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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Nov, 2014 the documentary red army shows a style of hockey played by the soviets in the 1970s and 80s that remains unsurpassed for its grace, speed and intricacy. You are a soldier and you fight the red a play the red army. The story of the soviet unions famed red army hockey team through the eyes of its players. The red army of the title is the great soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s. 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. Next month, a documentary called red army will open the same weekend as the nhl allstar game. Captain of the red army hockey team during its glory years in the 1970s and 80s, slava fetisov recalls the pride and constant pressure felt by the players on the squad during a. They were one of the greatest ice hockey teams in history, winning olympic gold medals and regularly vanquishing their us and canadian. This documentary tells the story of a sports organization that thrived under conditions inconceivable to those in the free world. Im trying not to affix valuejudgements on either styles. Dec 31, 2017 on december 31, 1975, the montreal canadiens faced off against the ussrs central red army in a memorable game that ended in a 33 draw.
Red army cultures clash on and off the ice in gabe polskys documentary about the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war, and its former stars place in modern russia. The red army is the wests nickname for the moscowbased team in the soviet hockey league. Oct 08, 2015 so begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history. Sergei fedorov russian national team 2011 jersey size medium, 5x regular price. 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. Feb 26, 2015 red army pg the story of the cold war is reflected in the life of hockey player slava fetisov, who became part of the best hockey team on earth and forged the way for foreign players in. Red army sony pictures classics documents the rise and fall of the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. Jan 22, 2015 red army hockey documentary a fascinating look at team chemistry. Learning from russias red army hockey team bloomberg.
The director of red army, gabe polsky, is part of the film. A feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. May 16, 2014 red army cultures clash on and off the ice in gabe polskys documentary about the soviet unions dominance of ice hockey during the cold war, and its former stars place in modern russia. The blue army hockey club is the junior development affiliate of map south hockey. Using unique playing and practice methods, tarasov helped pave the way for years of dominant. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the miracle on ice, the stunning 43 victory of the united. Hockey films, for whatever reason, often seem to be the bestmade and mostloved among sports fans.
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Red army pg the story of the cold war is reflected in the life of hockey player slava fetisov, who became part of the best hockey team on earth and forged the way for foreign players in. Red army hockey documentary a fascinating look at team. Sep 15, 2015 a series of small advantages can add up to a large one quite quickly in hockey. Kongregate free online game the red army a simple shooter game i made.
Documentary examines soviet union ice hockey in the. 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. There was considerable overlap of the players and coaches of the red army squad and the soviet national. Red army goes a long way towards making the complex social, economic and political factors influencing the changes in soviet hockey relatively straightforward. Red army is a fantastic documentary about the soviet union and their hockey team the red army. The club is a member of the tarasov division in the kontinental hockey league khl. The film tells the story of the soviet union national ice hockey team through the eyes of team captain slava. It is not edited in the way traditional documentaries are presented. Red army hockey documentary begins limited run this week.
Nov 09, 2014 the red army of the title is the great soviet hockey team of the 1970s and 80s. One example where this is most glaring is tikhonov. Sony pictures classics acquires russian hockey doc red army. However, when you watch cccp hockey you see that in a way, he was a the product of the system back then. A fascinating history of the background of the shocking success of the soviet hockey team over the best of the nhl in the early seventies. Red army soviet hockey movie sports illustrated story.
How one violent hit snowballed into years of championship. Told from the perspective of its captain slava fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. Cccp hockey soviet hockey documentary english youtube. Very moving a deep story of loyalty, teambuilding, sheer genius coaching and playing, coldwar politics and the difficult decisions made by individual players in a complex political situation where sport is a proxy for national rivalries. So begins red army, a new documentary about the soviet union and the grand sweep of history. Shop comcs extensive selection of all items matching. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by gabe polsky, executive produced by jerry weintraub and werner herzog. The barbecue doesnt appear in red army, the kinetic and enthralling new. It was known as cdsa with red army changed to soviet army from 1952 1954, as csk mo central sports club of the ministry of defense from 1955 1959, and acquired its current name in 1960. In it, there is much made of the red armys passing style and ability to. 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. In order to do this, were going to travel back in time thirtyfour years.
Flyers versus red army was a famous international ice hockey game played on january 11, 1976 between the philadelphia flyers of the north americabased national hockey league nhl, and hc cska moscow central sports army club moscow, russian. Documentary film chronicling soviet red army hockey club to. Tarasov was the architect of red army, a hockey program he was tasked with creating after world war ii. The five players were sergei fedorov, slava fetisov, slava kozlov, igor larionov and vladimir konstantinov. Red army charts rise and fall of a soviet hockey team the. As we approach the 30th anniversary of that game, some might wonder why its worth commemorating. Jan 23, 2015 the red army hockey teams top line it might annoy hardcore capitalists, but an impartial observer has got to admit that soviet ice hockey must rank as one of the great management successes of all. Jan 22, 2015 hometown hockey, which airs on rogers sportsnet and nhl network, featured the army rmc rivalry during their show on december 21st. Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment.
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Nov 11, 2014 gabe polskys red army, a very good documentary about the soviet hockey dynasty of the 1980s, reminds us of how difficult team chemistry is to achieve. Jan 22, 2015 new bittorrent bundle explores hockey and politics in soviet russia, with archival content and unreleased footage from red army, in theaters january 23. All those who oppose red army will perish under the iron fist. Red army is a 2014 americanrussian documentary film directed, produced, and written by. In it, there is much made of the red armys passing style and ability to dominate its opponents. New bittorrent bundle explores hockey and politics in soviet russia, with archival content and unreleased footage from red army, in theaters january 23. Founded in 1980, the red army became one of hockeys most talented and best known teams. The flyersred army game was a famous international ice hockey game played on january 11, 1976, between the philadelphia flyers of the north americabased national hockey league nhl, and hc cska moscow central sports club of the army moscow, russian. A series of small advantages can add up to a large one quite quickly in hockey. Red army is a feature documentary about the soviet union and the most successful dynasty in sports history. It premiered at the 2014 cannes film festival and was released in limited theaters by sony pictures classics on january 23, 2015. Dec 10, 2014 hockey films, for whatever reason, often seem to be the bestmade and mostloved among sports fans. The obscure hockey documentary that every american needs to see, by. The cold war and the soul of soviet hockey acton institute.
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