The Game of Their Lives (2005)

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PG
1h 41min
Drama, History
26 Aug 2005 (South Korea)
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Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of the 1950 U.S. soccer team, who, against all odds, beat England 1 - 0 in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Although no U.S. team has ever won a World Cup title, this story is about the... See more »

Director:

David Anspaugh

Writers:

Geoffrey Douglas, Angelo Pizzo

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	Gerard Butler	...	Frank Borghi
	Wes Bentley	...	Walter Bahr
	Jay Rodan	...	Frank 'Pee Wee' Wallace
	Gavin Rossdale	...	Stanley Mortensen
	Costas Mandylor	...	Charlie 'Gloves' Columbo
	Louis Mandylor	...	Gino Pariani
	Zachery Ty Bryan	...	Harry Keough (as Zachery Bryan)
	Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Joe Gaetjens
	Richard Jenik	...	Joe Maca
	Nelson Vargas	...	John 'Clarkie' Souza
	Craig Hawksley	...	Walter Giesler
	Bill Smitrovich	...	Admiral Higgins
	Patrick Stewart	...	Older Dent McSkimming
	Terry Kinney	...	Dent McSkimming
	John Rhys-Davies	...	Bill Jeffrey (as John Rhys Davies)
	Maria Bertrand	...	Rosemary Borghi
	Marilyn Dodds Frank	...	Fara Borghi
	Thomas Charles Simmons	...	Joe Calcaterra (as Thomas C. Simmons)
	Julie Granata	...	Janet Capiello
	Mike Bacarella	...	Silvio Capiello
	Tia Marrie	...	Alma Flores (as Tia Marie)
	Ricardo Gutierrez	...	Salvador Flores
	Mike Nussbaum	...	Johnny Abruzzo
	Brooke Edwards	...	Fiora Abruzzo
	Nino Da Silva	...	Eddie Sousa
	John Harkes	...	Ed McIlvenny
	Sal E. Polizzi	...	The Priest (as Rev. Msgr. Sal E. Polizzi)
	Adriana Fazio	...	The Widow
	Deborah Corday	...	Woman
	S.G. Stratigos	...	Referee (Simpkins)
	Tom Brainard	...	Lieutenant Austin
	Gus V. Torregrossa	...	The Barber of the Hill
	Joe Erker	...	"Chubby" Lyons
	Derk Droze	...	Bobby Annis
	Brad Coburn	...	Bobby Ravisi
	Amanda Kennedy	...	Adriana Ravisi
	Tim Vickery	...	BBC Announcer World Cup Game
	Darren Michael Marold	...	Simpkins Player
	Whitney Wheelock	...	Goalie
	Sean Wheelock	...	Sportscaster
	Walter Bahr	...	Self
	Frank Borghi	...	Self
	Harry Keough	...	Self
	Gino Pariani	...	Self
	John Souza	...	Self (as John 'Clarkie' Souza)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jaxon Stanford	...	NY Press Photographer
	Brian Eric Alexander	...	Stadium Attendant (uncredited)
	Stephen Alexander	...	Sideline Cameraman (uncredited)
	James E. Ash	...	All-Star Game Head Referee (uncredited)
	Patrick Belics	...	Grocery Delivery Boy (uncredited)
	Vanna Bonta	...	Italian Bride (uncredited)
	Ian Carrington	...	English Coach (uncredited)
	Shawn I. Chevalier	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Bryan Deehring	...	Soccer Player #1 (uncredited)
	Kenn Drescher	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Pamela Fischer	...	Woman in Press Box (uncredited)
	Rosemary Garris	...	Fan (uncredited)
	Todd Gwin	...	Intense Fan (uncredited)
	Rick Kain	...	Referee (uncredited)
	Paul Lancia	...	Simpkins #11 (uncredited)
	Brenna McDonough	...	Woman in Press Box (uncredited)
	Rob Miley	...	Simpkins #14 (uncredited)
	Alex Moore	...	Sports Reporter (uncredited)
	Sarah Maria Newman	...	Wedding Singer (uncredited)
	Candace Nicol	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Paul M. Nolan	...	Score Keeper Assistant (uncredited)
	Nico Oliveri	...	Soccer Player (uncredited)
	Eddie Perino	...	Supporting (uncredited)
	Patrick Rooney	...	Jeremy Wellfleet (uncredited)
	Emiliano Ruschel	...	John Riviera (uncredited)
	Riley Schmidt	...	Simpkins Ford Soccer Player (uncredited)
	Dave Schuetz	...	Spectator at the Fence (uncredited)
	Gary Sedlock	...	St. Louis Spectator Behind Coaches / Spectator in New York (uncredited)
	Sean Skyler	...	Soccer Fan (uncredited)
	Deborah S. Smith	...	Soccer Player Wife (uncredited)
	Tymica Spiller	...	Spectator (uncredited)
	Towanda Underdue	...	Soccer Player Wife (uncredited)
	Jani Vorwerk	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Anspaugh

Written by

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Geoffrey Douglas	...	(book)

Angelo Pizzo	...	(written by)

Produced by

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Howard Baldwin	...	producer
Karen Elise Baldwin	...	producer (as Karen Baldwin)
Augusto Casé	...	producer
Ira Deutchman	...	co-producer
Tereza Gonzalez	...	executive producer
Olívia Guimarães	...	line producer: Brazil (as Olívia Guimarães Castro)
Kevin Halloran	...	line producer: Washington, D.C.
Billy Higgins	...	line producer
William J. Immerman	...	executive producer
Greg Johnson	...	producer
Nick Morton	...	co-producer
Peter Newman	...	producer
Ginger T. Perkins	...	producer
Angelo Pizzo	...	co-producer

Music by

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William Ross

Cinematography by

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Johnny E. Jensen

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director of photography

Editing by

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Ian Crafford
Lee Grubin
Bud S. Smith	...	(as Bud Smith)
M. Scott Smith	...	(as Scott Smith)

Editorial Department

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Jason Bretz	...	assistant editor
Anthony Durazzo	...	assistant editor
David Orr	...	color timer
Mike Sowa	...	digital color timer
Jeff Williams	...	assistant editor
Valance Eisleben	...	high definition editorial services (uncredited)

Casting By

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Cathy Sandrich Gelfond
Amanda Mackey	...	(as Amanda Mackey Johnson)

Production Design by

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Linda Burton

Art Direction by

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Michael Atwell

Set Decoration by

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David Smith

Costume Design by

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Jane Anderson

Makeup Department

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Sherri Bramlett	...	key hair stylist: Washington, D.C.
Deborah K. Dee	...	key makeup artist (as Deborah Dee)
Barbara Lacy	...	makeup dept head: D.C.
Maria Lucia Mattos	...	hair stylist: Brazil (as Maria Lúcia Mattos)
Vicky Phillips	...	key hair stylist
Vavá Torres	...	makeup artist: Brazil
Adruitha Lee	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Theresa Miller	...	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Eileen Sazama	...	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Lisa Dennis	...	post-production supervisor
Billy Higgins	...	unit production manager
Anne Johns	...	production supervisor: Brazil
Joel C. Peterson	...	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Frank Ferro	...	first assistant director: Washington D.C.
Anne Pinheiro Guimarães	...	first assistant director
Stephanie Lovell	...	second second assistant director: Washington, DC
Tatiana Maciel	...	second second assistant director
Bradley Morris	...	second second assistant director
Barbara M. Ravis	...	second assistant director
Rafael Salgado	...	second assistant director
Stacy Schrader	...	dga trainee
Gigi Soares	...	second assistant director
Chris Stoia	...	first assistant director
Kurt Uebersax	...	second assistant director: Washington DC

Art Department

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Chris Benson	...	on-set dresser
Mike Carrillo	...	property master
Cat Dawson	...	property assistant (as Cat Cacciatore)
Benjamin Edelberg	...	set designer
Daniel Flaksman	...	stand-by art director
Greg Goad	...	set dresser
Isabel Gouvêa	...	art producer
Amy Graham	...	set dresser
Juliana Guedes	...	art department assistant
Emily Haack	...	on-set props assistant
Daniel Hirsh	...	art department intern
Brent Jaimes	...	set dresser
Scott Jenkins	...	graphic artist
Bobby Kirk	...	set dresser
Paul Knubley	...	set dresser
Oswaldo Lioi	...	set designer
Tiago Marques Teixeira	...	assistant set designer
David McCahan	...	swing gang
Scot Terry	...	conceptual artist
William Tonn	...	set dresser
Jim Tudor	...	set dresser
Pedro von Tiesenhausen	...	assistant property master
Michele Waldfogel	...	art department coordinator: St Louis / clearance and research
Clark Woodman	...	assistant property master
Kelsey Lapoint	...	on-set painter (uncredited)
Renata Otomura	...	assistant art department coordinator (uncredited)
Chris Shader	...	on-set props assistant (uncredited)
David Tennenbaum	...	set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Richard L. Anderson	...	sound effects editor
Chris Carpenter	...	re-recording mixer
Mike Chock	...	supervising sound editor
Robert Eber	...	production sound mixer (as Bob Eber)
Avram D. Gold	...	dialog & adr editor
Doc Kane	...	adr mixer
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	...	assistant sound editor
Andy Koyama	...	re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini	...	supervising sound editor
Darrin Mann	...	foley mixer
Bill Meadows	...	sound recordist
Robert Morrisey	...	assistant sound editors
Chris Navarro	...	adr recordist
Rob Nokes	...	additional sound recordist / voiceover recordist
Ralph Osborn	...	adr editor
Erin Michael Rettig	...	sound engineer
Kira Roessler	...	adr supervisor
Nick Shaffer	...	sound effects recordist
Andy Sisul	...	assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	...	adr mixer
David J Williams	...	dialogue editor (as David Williams)

Special Effects by

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Mauricio Couto Bevilaqua	...	special effects technician
Lisa Reynolds	...	special effects assistant
Bob Shelley	...	special effects coordinator
Dave Rutherford	...	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Brian Corpus	...	technical operations manager: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Belinda Griffiths	...	matte painter
Brian Hanable	...	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Nicky Ladas	...	IT manager / film scanner operator
Kim Pearce	...	senior systems administrator
Sérgio Schmid	...	visual effects supervisor
David Stump	...	visual effects supervisor
James D. Tittle	...	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Bob Wiatr	...	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title

Camera and Electrical Department

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Nicolas Amato	...	electrician
Paulo Brakarz	...	gaffer (as Paulo Souza) / gaffer: paulo brakarz
Bill Brao	...	camera operator
Toti Cardoso	...	electrician
Thomas S. Ciciura	...	assistant camera: St. Louis
Jason Cleaveland	...	grip
Daniel Duran	...	focus puller: "d" camera, Brazil segment
Dan Gartner	...	rigging electrician
Lonnie S. Gatlin	...	best boy electric / rigging gaffer
James Goldman	...	film loader
Ted Gregg	...	electrician / grip
Joao Gurgel	...	grip
Tim Hawn	...	rigging grip
Marty Hechinger	...	electrician
Tim Hennessy	...	camera loader: Washington D.C.
Scott Inge	...	first assistant camera: "b" camera: Washington D.C.
John Johnson	...	still photographer
Bob E. Krattiger	...	gaffer
Dave Kube	...	rigging electrician
Trevor Loomis	...	key first assistant camera
Ulisses Malta Jr.	...	electrician
Vitor Mazzilli	...	lighting technician
Vitor Lins e Silva Mazzilli	...	electrician (as Vitor Lins E. Silva Mazzilli)
David L. Merrill	...	key grip
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	...	best boy grip
Alexandre Ramos	...	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Adam Reisz	...	grip
Eric Ritter	...	gang boss
Scott Ronnow	...	second assistant camera
Martina Rupp	...	second assistant camera
David D. Scott	...	video engineer
John Sennott	...	electrician
Jack Thomas	...	gang boss
Gisele Tolomelli	...	grip translator
Jerry Wheat	...	electrician
William D. Wynn	...	dolly grip
Matt Zschoche	...	electrician
Alexandre Dantas	...	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Aaron Judlowe	...	electrician (uncredited)
R. Samul	...	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jane Alderman	...	additional casting: Chicago
Ruy Brito	...	additional casting: Brazil
Sig De Miguel	...	casting associate: US
Carrie Houk	...	additional casting: St. Louis (as Carrie Houck)
Caitlin McKenna	...	voice casting
Olivia Rabacov	...	additional casting: Brazil
Mônica Teixeira	...	additional casting: Brazil (as Monica Teixeira)
Wendy Weidman	...	casting associate: US

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Rita Avellar	...	wardrobe assistant
Tony Cusumano	...	production assistant: costumes, St. Louis
Deb Dalton	...	costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Erin Haigh	...	costume department intern
Daniel Hirsh	...	wardrobe department intern
Bonnie Kruger	...	assistant costume designer
Elaine McGhee	...	set costumer
Robin Roberts	...	key costumer
Roric Ruegsegger	...	costume assistant
Michael A. Russell	...	costume supervisor
Cricket Vandover	...	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Cindy Duarte	...	location assistant
Keith Hueffmeier	...	location department intern
Daniel V. Kinkade	...	location manager
Matthew Dillon Noonan	...	location assistant
Bill Parmentier	...	location assistant
Bryan Schmidt	...	production assistant: locations

Music Department

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Bruce Babcock	...	orchestrator
Tom Brown	...	music preparation
Johnny Caruso	...	music editor
Lindsay Fellows	...	music supervisor
Daniel Gold	...	music preparation
Mark Graham	...	music librarian
Jim Harrison	...	music editor
Jim Hoffman	...	music preparation
Jonathan A. Hughes	...	music preparation
Lesley Langs	...	music editor: temp
Mark McKenzie	...	orchestrator
Christopher S. Parker	...	music supervisor
Steven L. Smith	...	music preparation
Helen Werling	...	music preparation

Script and Continuity Department

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Trisha Burton

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Dan 'the Mayor' Cowden	...	transportation
Glenn Korbesmeyer	...	driver: transportation department
Tom Phillips	...	transportation operations

Additional Crew

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Julia Berreto Kos	...	assistant: David Anspaugh, Brazil
Kristine Bochum	...	second assistant accountant: post-production
Rebecca Bossen	...	dialect coach
Tom Brainard	...	soccer player coordinator
Ilana Brakarz	...	production assistant
Clara Cardoso	...	production intern
Caryn Cheever	...	co-first assistant accountant
Tony Cypres	...	assistant accountant: Rio de Janeiro
Neil Daly	...	technical advisor
Michele De Angelis	...	development executive (as Michéle De Angelis)
Cris De Arce	...	set key production assistant
Vicki Dee Rock	...	production executive
Larry Donahue	...	caterer
Missy Eustermann	...	post-production accountant
Gino Falla	...	assistant accountant
Stuart Fink	...	publicist
Patrick Fisher	...	production assistant
Scott Foster	...	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Salvatore Frisella	...	production assistant (as Michael Frisella)
Kenny Gallagher	...	second assistant accountant
Raul Guterres	...	production executive
John Harkes	...	additional soccer consultant and coach
Amy Hartweger	...	production assistant
Daniel Hirsh	...	set production assistant
Anne Johns	...	production coordinator: St. Louis, MO
C. David Jones	...	key set production assistant
Ricardo Karam	...	production assistant
Drew Langer	...	production assistant
Rick Larsen	...	soccer trainer
Jennifer P. Luther	...	1st assistant accountant
Heather Midgley	...	assistant: David Anspaugh, USA
Tom Nicoll	...	production assistant
Tony Niknejadi	...	production assistant
Rosemary Orlando	...	assistant production coordinator
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena	...	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Stephanie Raven	...	massage therapist
Joe Rodriguez	...	stand-in: Gerard Butler
Anne Scott	...	first assistant accountant
Todd Slater	...	sales and distribution
Andrew J. Stratmann	...	production assistant
Steve Theiss	...	office production assistant
Lynda Van Damm	...	production controller
Drew Vandervelde	...	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Matthew Vitel	...	cook
Johnny Weeston	...	accounting assistant
Eric Wynalda	...	soccer consultant and coach
Jonathan Zurer	...	producer: Washington D.C.
Dianne E. Collins	...	distribution executive (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	...	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Independent Film Channel (IFC) (presents)
Bristol Bay Productions (presents)
Peter Newman Productions (in association with)
InterAL (in association with)
Baldwin Entertainment Group (in association with)
Crusader Entertainment
thinkfilm (Washington DC scenes)
Game of Their Lives

Distributors

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Game of Their Lives (2005) (World-wide)
IFC Films (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
Fabrication Films (2005) (Non-US)
Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
Cine Qua Non Films (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Focus Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
Intergroove Media (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
Intergroove Media (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
Mill Creek Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
Movie Bank (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
NoShame Films (2005) (Italy)
Phoenicia Pictures (2012) (Non-US) (Middle East)
Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
Starmedia Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Videoville Showtime (2006) (Canada) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
Photon VFX (matte painting)
Twister Studios

Other Companies

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Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
Hanna Brothers Catering (catering)
S&S Editors (post production)
Sportsrobe (costumes)
Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords	flight-turbulance amateur-athlete team-bus claustrophobic samba-dancing See All (82) »
Taglines	The match against England in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 19, 1950 was "the game of their lives". See more »
Genres	Drama History Sport
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Brazil:12 Finland:K-3 Germany:0 Malaysia:U Netherlands:AL Singapore:PG South Korea:All South Korea:12 United Kingdom:PG United States:PG

Additional Details

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Also Known As	The Miracle Match (United States) Le match de leur vie (France) Das Spiel ihres Lebens (Germany) Gra ich życia (Poland) Iroes gia panta (Greece) See more »
Runtime	101 min
Official Sites	IFC Films
Country	United States
Language	English Spanish
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	DTS SDDS Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	St. Louis, Missouri, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget	$20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States	$175,336, 24 Apr 2005

Did You Know?

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Trivia	According to an interview he gave to the New York Times in 2010, this movie was made during the middle of Wes Bentley's decade-long, extremely serious addiction to cocaine and heroin. He said in that interview that he only accepted any movie roles during that time so that he would have money to buy enough drugs. See more »
Goofs	When the team arrives in Brazil, the game against England is constantly referred to as the team's opening game. However, in the 1950 World Cup the United States' first game was against Spain on June 25th. The game against England was played on June 29th and was the second game for the Americans. See more »
Movie Connections	Referenced in My Big Break (2009). See more »
Soundtracks	Monkey Pad See more »

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