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Documentary

The Russian Five

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The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped propel the Detroit Red Wings to two Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history.

Release Date : 2018-04-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

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Production Country : United States of America

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Cast

Jeff Daniels

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Jeff Daniels

Gender : Male

Jim Devellano

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Jim Devellano

Gender : Male

Sergei Fedorov

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Sergei Fedorov

Gender : Male

Viacheslav Fetisov

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Вячеслав Фетисов

Gender : Male

Wayne Gretzky

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Wayne Gretzky

Gender : Male

Vladimir Konstantinov

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Vladimir Konstantinov

Gender : Male

Vyacheslav Kozlov

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Vyacheslav Kozlov

Gender : Male

Igor Larionov

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Igor Larionov

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

I found this to be an interesting documentary, especially considering the narrow subject matter. It utilized an imaginative and interesting angle: using some kind of almost comic book style pictures at times in between video clips. That was different. It perhaps ran a bit long for me, since I am not a hockey fan, but it told the story well overall. I was surprised in one way because back when all of this was going on, it felt to me that the Detroit Red Wings had won the Stanley Cup year in and year out, like the Montreal Canadians used to. Not so much, though they stayed good for a long time. But I was not following the sport closely. I also vaguely remember the accident involving two of the Russian Five, but I never knew it was so preventable and unnecessary. Why was that guy even driving? It was an entertaining independent film offering. It was fun seeing Jeff Daniels in it as I have long enjoyed his acting career and his social and political stances.