The Game of Their Lives (2002)

Name: The Game of Their Lives
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-10-21

1h 20m

Running Time

Plot.

A BBC documentary producer is given unprecedented access in North Korea to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0.

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Cast & Crew.

Daniel Gordon

Narrator (voice) / Director / Writer

Pak Doo-ik

Himself

Giovanni Rivera

Himself

Eusébio

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Kim Il-sung

Self

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paul Nicholson

Himself

Justine Wright

Editor

Details.

Release Date
October 21, 2002

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 20m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-12

This Movie Is About.

soccer

north korea

north korean

Wiki.

The Game of Their Lives (천리마 축구단; Ch'ŏllima Ch'ukkudan, Chollima Football Team) is a 2002 documentary film directed and produced by Daniel Gordon with Nicholas Bonner of Koryo Tours as an associate producer about the seven surviving members of the North Korea national football team who participated in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Their victory over Italy propelled the North Korean team into the quarterfinal: it was the first time an Asian team had advanced so far in a World Cup.