Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Crowder
Matt Dillon
David Hirshey
Giorgio Chinaglia
Franz Beckenbauer
Carlos Alberto
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The true story of the team that brought Brazilian star Pele to the U.S. It shows the Cosmos' ascent set against the decadent, crime-ridden backdrop of 1970s New York, as well as its decline along with the North American Soccer League in the early 1980s.
Cast
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Matt Dillon
David Hirshey
Giorgio Chinaglia
Franz Beckenbauer
Carlos Alberto
Clive Toye
Johann Cruyff
Raphael De La Serra
Werner Roth
Jay Emmett
Shep Messing
Phil Woosnam
Mark Ross
Ahmed Ertegun
Pepe Pinton
Crew
Peter Badel
John Battsek
Nick Bennett
Nick Bennett
Vicki Cherkas
Paul Crowder
Paul Crowder
Michael Davies
John Dower
Nick Fraser
Liz Gallacher
Julie Goldman
Gino Grededio
Matt Israel
Cedric Jeanson
Krysanne Katsoolis
Richard Klein
Jessica Ludgrove
Mark Monroe
Mark Monroe
Joseph Navelarsky
Richard Numeroff
Daria Omegas
Agi Orsi
John Penotti
Andrew Ruhemann
Caroline Stevens
Fisher Stevens
Tim Williams
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States July 14, 2006
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States February 2006
Released in United States June 2006
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2006
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States Summer July 7, 2006
Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 9-17, 2006.
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Panorama) September 1-10, 2006.
Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.
Shown at International Berlin Film Festival February 9-19, 2006.
Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 13-18, 2006.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival April 28-May 7, 2006.)
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Nonfiction Features) September 28-October 13, 2006.)
Released in United States February 2006 (Shown at International Berlin Film Festival February 9-19, 2006.)
Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at CineVegas Film Festival (Sure Bets) June 9-17, 2006.)
Released in United States June 2006 (Shown at SILVERDOCS:AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival (World View) June 13-18, 2006. )
Released in United States Summer July 7, 2006 (NY)
Limited Release in United States July 14, 2006
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Panorama) September 1-10, 2006.)
Released in United States on Video October 3, 2006