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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 (2008) -- One of the most storied rivalries in all of college sports, the annual football game between the Harvard Crimson and the Yale Bulldogs carries a fierce tradition stretching back over 130 years.
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19 November 2008 (USA) more
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On November 23, 1968, Yale and Harvard's undefeated football teams met in Cambridge, with Yale heavily favored... more | add synopsis
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Unique and Engrossing College Football and Cultural Documentary more (7 total)

Cast

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Tommy Lee Jones ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Bass ... Himself - Yale Tackle
Rick Berne ... Himself - Harvard Defensive Tackle
Mike Bouscaren ... Himself - Yale Linebacker
Kingman Brewster ... Himself - Yale University President (archive footage)
Frank Champi ... Himself - Harvard Quarterback
Pat Conway ... Himself - Harvard Defensive Back
Nick Davidson ... Himself - Yale Halfback
Brian Dowling ... Himself - Yale Captain and Quarterback
Gary Farneti ... Himself - Harvard Linebacker
Bruce Freeman ... Himself - Harvard End
Rick Frisbie ... Himself - Harvard Cornerback
Vic Gatto ... Himself - Harvard Captain
Kyle Gee ... Himself - Yale Tackle
Don Gillis ... Himself - Sportscaster (voice)
J.P. Goldsmith ... Himself - Yale Safety
Calvin Hill ... Himself - Yale Halfback (archive footage)
John Ignacio ... Himself - Harvard Cornerback
Ron Kell ... Himself - Yale Defensive Back
Mick Kleber ... Himself - Yale Defensive Guard
George Lalich ... Himself - Harvard Quarterback
Bob Levin ... Himself - Yale Fullback
Ted Livingston ... Himself - Yale Tackle
Alex MacLean ... Himself - Harvard Middle Guard
Del Marting ... Himself - Yale End
Rich Mattas ... Himself - Yale Tackle
Joe McKinney ... Himself - Harvard Defensive End
Fred Morris ... Himself - Yale Center
Dale Neal ... Himself - Harvard Linebacker
Tom Peacock ... Himself - Yale Tackle
Jack Perkowski ... Himself - Yale Guard
Jim Reynolds ... Himself - Harvard Halfback
Ted Skowronski ... Himself - Harvard Center

Meryl Streep ... Herself (archive footage)
Bruce Weinstein ... Himself - Yale End
Dick Williams ... Himself - Yale Middle Guard
John Yovicsin ... Himself - Harvard Coach (archive footage)
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105 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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Color | Color (HDCAM)
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Ted Livingston recalls stories about his roommate, George W. Bush, as a Yale cheerleader being detained by Police for helping tear down the goal posts that season after the game at Princeton. more

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Unique and Engrossing College Football and Cultural Documentary, 30 March 2009
8/10
Author: dmacpherson12-1 from Toronto, Canada

Saw this at T.I.F.F. last year. It takes about 20 minutes to get rolling as you become familiarized with the 'cast'. Surprisingly Tommy Jones is well down the list of interesting interviews. The context of the times and the great archive footage make this a must see for any football fan or for the Doonesbury culture of Ivy League academia. The quotes from the ex-players are often very funny. Director Rafferty was at the actual game but unlike his father and grandfather, not a Harvard football player. The director managed to get most of the key players in the game. Unfortunately Calvin Hill, the only black player on Harvard and perhaps the most successful in the NFL of those playing in that game declined to be interviewed. Still, this film is very entertaining, captivating and suspenseful (despite knowing the final score) with the final minutes of the game providing a fitting climax to the film.

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