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ICE-BREAKER: THE 72 SUMMIT SERIES

By Robbie HART

CARGO FILM & RELEASING - as SALES World excluding Canada

Documentary - Completed 2022

Fifty years ago, when faced with potential military escalation, Canada opted to resolve their conflict with the Soviet Union through a historic, best-on-best hockey series.

- Year of production
- 2022
- Genres
- Documentary, Sport
- Countries
- CANADA
- Languages
- ENGLISH
- Duration
- 93 mn
- Director(s)
- Robbie HART
- Cast
- Wayne GRETZY
- Producer(s)
- Peter RAYMONT (WHITE PINE PICTURES), Robbie HART, Steve ORD (WHITE PINE PICTURES)
- Synopsis
- Fifty years ago, tens of millions of Canadian and Soviet citizens were mesmerized by what is now known as the "Summit Series." When faced with potential military escalation, Canada opted to resolve their conflict with the Soviet Union through a historic, best-on-best hockey series, providing common ground for both nations. These matches led to the growth of sports diplomacy, placed a human face on communism and reduced the risk of war.
  
  Featuring Wayne Gretzky, Vladislav Tretiak and Margaret Trudeau, ICE BREAKER unearths stories from the Summit Series with fresh perspectives and unique analysis, exploring the impact of the games and the power of sports to unify.