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    Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos

    2006     Documentary    
    USA
    1h 37min

    It was 1977 and one of New York's most tumultuous and decadent summers. Then, in the midst of blackouts, riots, the Son of Sam serial killer scare and the dawn of Studio 54, came an entirely unexpected moment of inspiration: the rise of the New York Cosmos, America's first great soccer team, and its larger-than-life superstar, Pelé. Suddenly embraced by a city obsessed with celebrity and flamboyance, the Cosmos kicked off America's first passionate love affair with the world's mostpopular sport. But swept up in a careening path of glory, glamour, debauchery and controversy, the Cosmos themselves imploded.

    Directed byJohn Dower, Paul Crowder
    Written byJohn Dower, Mark Monroe
    CompanyMiramaxMiramaxMiramax

    Featuring

    Ahmet Ertegun
    Nesuhi Ertegün
    Matt Dillon
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