In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the. Take the two titans of popular carbonated beverages pepsi and coke. And the drama began in game one when team canada skated onto the ice selfadmiring and mighty, only to be knocked down hard, 73, by the soviet union. In the midst of the cold war, a soviet soldier makes his way across the bering strait to the frozen shores of alaska. Summit series 72, many former players and journalists recount the tension of the. Diplomatic and extensive trading relationships were established under roosevelt, but relations soured following the soviet occupation of the baltic states and eastern poland. Documentary on 1972 summit series hockey event classic tv sports. Jun 06, 2012 the series evolved into a fight to uphold canadas honor. Summit series 72, which looks at a hockey series between canadian allstars and the soviet union during the cold. Sep 02, 2012 clarke, in the 2011 documentary cold war on ice. This essay will firstly address the reasons on why the summit series was needed to cool tensions.
The documentary red army tells the story of the soviet national hockey team and what happened to its legendary players after the soviet union collapsed. Cold war on ice when i first moved to canada, i soon learned that the iconic moment in the countrys sporting history was the summit series of 1972, when the canadian stars of the nhl scraped and scrapped their way to a narrow victory against the mysterious but skilful national team of the soviet union. Army in 1958 that simulates how an entire nuclear war with the soviets at that point would have played out, or at least how the u. Six teams have scored emptynet goals engs to go on to lose, but five of those were owngoals on delayed penalties early in the game. Dec 28, 2011 new york december 28, 2011 cold war on ice. Sep 20, 2012 home news kevin peters on the cold war politics of the 72 summit series. Shot in documentary style, canada russia 72 takes us behind the scenes for a look at the intrigue and political jockeying that went on during the international showdown on ice. What are some good documentaries on the 72 summit series. Superseriya sssr canada, known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. The documentary focuses on the hockey series played in 1972 between a team of canadian nhl allstars and the soviet union national team during the height of the cold war. Bobby clarke, alexander ragulin, yevgeny poladjev, vladislav tretiak and an unknown official during game 2 of the summit series on 4 september 1972 at maple leaf gardens in toronto, ontario, canada. Summit series 72 from former hbo sports president and emmy awardwinner ross. Summit series 72, will have a prominent role in the launch of the nbc sports network as it debuts at 4. Everyone, including the soviets, agreed on a few likely.
Jan 02, 2012 cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a team of nhl allstars from canada and the soviet national team during the height of the cold war. Cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a team of nhl allstars from canada and the soviet. The series evolved into a fight to uphold canadas honor. Thats also the airdate of greenburgs first documentary, cold war on ice. Summit series 72 to accompany the launch of its new 24hour sports network, which coincided with the conclusion of the nhls winter classic, nbc sports network also decided to debut a documentary about the summit series from 1972. It is by far the best documentary available for sale, and is a true must have. Cold war 1998 cnn documentary with kenneth branagh. Cold war on ice summit series 72summit series 1972 ussr. Nbc sports network, or nbcsn for short, kicked off monday afternoon with postgame analysis of the 2012 nhl winter classic followed by the documentary cold war on ice.
The decision to bring back hewitt to call the 1972 summit series. When the cold war became hot the summit series between the ussr and canada in this article, matthew struth tells us the story of the summit series, a number of ice hockey games that took place at the height cold war. Interviews with spys, politicians, generals, and ordinary citizens are blended with newsreel footage and graphics. The series was produced by pat mitchell and jeremy isaacs, who had earlier in 1973 produced the world war ii.
The 1972 canadasoviet summit series cbc archives cbc. Dec 15, 2019 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Pepsi v coke in the ice cold war, their history on the battleground of consumer dominance is rich and checkered, and involves many of the key players in global politics from the past century. Doc extended essay how did the 1972 summit series affect. If youre looking for a sports film that can also teach you about politics, culture, and human nature, look no further. Summit series 72 presented by lexus, a 90minute documentary with limited commercial interruption, will be a featured component in the launch of the nbc sports network as it debuts at 4. Punjabi ice family comedydrama series cold war hockey documentary summit series 72 under pressure screenplay based on a thriller novel precedent documentary series i. Cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a. In hockeys 72 summit series between canada and soviet union. Diamond films creators of fine screenplays and music.
I dont know what i was thinking at all it was an awful thing to do. Cold war on ice, produced by 51time emmy awardwinner ross greenburg, chronicles the historic 27day summit series in september of 1972 between a team of nhl allstars from canada and the soviet national team during the height of the cold war. Summit series 72, said of breaking kharlamovs ankle. Cold war, by cnn perspectives 1999 cosmolearning history. It features interviews and footage of the events that shaped the tense relationships between the soviet union and the united states.
Nbc sports network, rebranding from versus, will present cold war on ice. Summit series 72 presented by lexus, a 90minute documentary with limited commercial interruption, will be a featured component in the launch. This essay examines the question, how did the 1972 summit series affect international relations between canada and the soviet union in the 1970s. This 24episode series, narrated by kenneth branagh, is a comprehensive history that examines the key events of the arc of the soviet union, from its birth to its fall, and provides a thorough analysis of what was going on behind closed doors. Both the united states and the soviet union drifted apart after the russian revolution of 1917, the russian civil war and the paris peace conference. It was the greatest hockey series ever playedand it changed the game forever cold war evokes as never before those legendary 27 days in september 1972. Nbc sports network formerly known as versus is showing a documentary titled cold war on ice.
At first a proxy for war, the summit series evolved into a paradigm of coexistence. Pepsi v coke in the ice cold war top documentary films. The thoughtprovoking film illustrates how important hockey was to the soviets, how the national. This documentary does a great job of capturing all that. Kevin peters on the cold war politics of the 72 summit series. When he is found by an armed hunter, he must convince her, without being able to speak english, that he is a genuine defector. As told in the amusing and informative documentary titled burp.
Cold war is a 24 part series at 45 min each covering not just the cold war but all aspects of history, society, culture, in the us, in the ussr, and the entire globe. When the cold war became hot the summit series between the. Hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice the globe. Cold war is a twentyfour episode television documentary series about the cold war that aired in 1998.
The eightgame tournament quickly became a war on ice fueled by competing cold war ideologies. Greenburgs first documentary for the nbc sports group, cold war on ice. Dec 30, 2011 new york december 28, 2011 cold war on ice. Ross greenburg to produce nbc sports group documentaries. Nbc sports network official launch replaces versus on. Aug 31, 2012 hockey put canadas cold war perceptions on ice. The cold war was the continuing state of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition existing after world war ii 19391945, primarily between the soviet union and its satellite states, and the powers of the western world, particularly the united states. The summit series, or super series known at the time simply as the canadaussr series, was an eightgame series of ice hockey between the soviet union and canada, held in september 1972. The series was played during the cold war, and intense feelings of nationalism.
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