
Summit '72
S1 · E1IMDB:
8.3
Released
9/14/2022
Duration
1h 0m
Genre
Documentary
Country
Canada
Cast
Phil Esposito, Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden
Overview
This series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 eight-game 'Super Summit' through a modern lens, and explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world.

Summit '72
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
8.3Released
9/14/2022
Genre
Documentary
Cast
Phil Esposito, Paul Henderson, Ken Dryden
Duration
1h 0m
Country
Canada
Overview
This series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 eight-game 'Super Summit' through a modern lens, and explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world.
Episodes
EP 1AvailableHockey Nations
This timely documentary series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR Summit Series of Hockey upon its 50th anniversary, and through a modern lens explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world. With never-before-seen 16mm archival footage restored in stunning 4k, and exclusive interviews with key players, SUMMIT 72 will bring an unforgettable moment in Canadian history to life on screen as never seen before. Audiences will relive—or experience for the first time—the adrenaline-fuelled, edge-of-your-seat drama of one of the most monumental cultural proxy battles of the Cold War, and trace its many reverberations in the zeitgeist right up to the present day.

Hockey Nations
This timely documentary series will tell the definitive story of the legendary 1972 Canada-USSR Summit Series of Hockey upon its 50th anniversary, and through a modern lens explore its legacy and lasting influence on Canadian national identity, framing it against the political and cultural climate of the times in both countries, and around the world. With never-before-seen 16mm archival footage restored in stunning 4k, and exclusive interviews with key players, SUMMIT 72 will bring an unforgettable moment in Canadian history to life on screen as never seen before. Audiences will relive—or experience for the first time—the adrenaline-fuelled, edge-of-your-seat drama of one of the most monumental cultural proxy battles of the Cold War, and trace its many reverberations in the zeitgeist right up to the present day.
EP 2AvailableClash in Hockey Culture
The Soviets show their victory in Game 1 was no accident, and Canadian fans show their frustrations as Team Canada struggles to keep up with Soviet-style hockey.

Clash in Hockey Culture
The Soviets show their victory in Game 1 was no accident, and Canadian fans show their frustrations as Team Canada struggles to keep up with Soviet-style hockey.
EP 3AvailableFinding Each Other Behind the Iron Curtain
Team Canada and a legion of loyal fans travel into hostile territory behind the Iron Curtain for the final four games of the series.

Finding Each Other Behind the Iron Curtain
Team Canada and a legion of loyal fans travel into hostile territory behind the Iron Curtain for the final four games of the series.
EP 4Available72 Summit: Legacy
Team Canada confronts the challenge of a lifetime in the final game of the Summit Series.

72 Summit: Legacy
Team Canada confronts the challenge of a lifetime in the final game of the Summit Series.
Cast

self
Phil Esposito

self
Paul Henderson

self
Ken Dryden

self
Bobby Clarke

self
Brad Park

self
Ron Ellis

self
Pete Mahovlich

self
Yvan Cournoyer

self
Red Berenson

self
Dennis Hull

self
Rod Seiling

self









