Miracle - The miracle of Lake Placid
| Movie | |
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| German title | Miracle - The miracle of Lake Placid |
| Original title | The Miracle |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 136 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
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| Director | Gavin O'Connor |
| script | Eric Guggenheim |
| production |
Mark Ciardi , Gordon Gray |
| music | Mark Isham |
| camera | Dan Stoloff |
| cut |
John Gilroy , Daric Loo |
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Miracle - The Miracle of Lake Placid is an American sports film from the year 2004 , which directed by Gavin O'Connor was filmed. The film is about the so-called. " Miracle on Ice " at the Winter Olympics in 1980 in Lake Placid , when the hockey team of the United States by an unexpected victory against the hockey team of the USSR won the gold medal.
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At the height of the (not only) economic crisis in the United States in the late 1970s, it is decided that the United States will boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow . In Colorado Springs at this time the ice hockey officials of the United States Olympic Committee meet to nominate a roster for the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid , in which only amateurs are allowed to participate. The candidate for the coaching position is Herb Brooks , a former ice hockey player who was struck out of the subsequently victorious squad 20 years earlier shortly before the start of the games, who gets the job despite his arrogant nature - but only because other candidates have refused.
A selection process is carried out in June 1979 to put the team together. Herb Brooks names 26 players on the first day, although he has a week for trial training. The board would like to have other players with them, but Herb Brooks vehemently rejects this.
During the training that followed, it quickly became clear that Brooks is primarily concerned with team spirit and speed , with which he thinks he can play a good role at the Olympics. This sometimes leads to a lack of understanding in the team. His enthusiasm is not exactly conducive to the marriage of Herb Brooks, because his wife Patti feels neglected by his commitment. Herb Brooks gradually reduced his squad from 26 to 20 players, whom he was ultimately allowed to nominate for the Olympic tournament.
After penalty training following a friendly in Norway , the players understand that they represent their country, which Brooks takes benevolent of. As a result, Brooks reacted with relief when the decision was announced that the Soviet national ice hockey team would take part in the Winter Games.
The Americans designed the games of the preliminary round in their favor. Except for a 2-2 win against Sweden at the beginning , they win all games: 7-3 against Czechoslovakia , 5-1 against Norway , 7-2 against Romania and 4-2 against the FRG . Due to the slightly worse goal difference compared to Sweden, the team moves into the final round of four teams as second in the table, in which they take the preliminary round result with them. So the Americans start with a 2-2 in these last games.
On February 22nd, 1980 there was an encounter with the Soviet national team, which the team won 4-3. The final game against Finland was won 4: 2, so that the USA took first place in the table in the final round, which was equivalent to winning the gold medal at the Olympic ice hockey tournament.
criticism
“The less inspired staged and narrated sports film only develops the narrative strands in a rudimentary way and hardly knows how to build up interest in situations and characters. The central figure of the trainer also remains pale and without the power of conviction. "
“Despite strong ice hockey scenes, director Gavin O'Gonnor staged the true story of the US team from 1980 as a dripping, pathetic sports film. Although Kurt Russell played it in the leading role and real ice hockey professionals, it was simply too lengthy and not convincingly staged in many details. Particularly annoying: The Russians are all shown here as villains. "
Web links
- Miracle - The Miracle of Lake Placid in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of Release for Miracle - The Miracle of Lake Placid . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2004 (PDF; test number: 98 721 K).
- ↑ Miracle - The Miracle of Lake Placid. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Miracle - The Miracle of Lake Placid. In: prisma.de. prisma-Verlag , accessed on September 6, 2017 .