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A documentary charting the rise and fall of the NY Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America, set against the backdrop of New York City in the 70's. Read more

Starring matt dillon (pres/narr), Matt Dillon
Director Paul Crowder, John Dower
Genres Documentary, Sport

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Once In A Lifetime

A documentary charting the rise and fall of the NY Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America, set against the backdrop of New York City in the 70's.

Starring matt dillon (pres/narr), Matt Dillon
Director Paul Crowder, John Dower
Studio PATHE DISTRIBUTION LTD
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Documentary, Sport
Language English
Released DVD: 25 Sep 2006
Production year: 2006
Format DVD

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  • This documentary tells of the New York Cosmos, the American soccer team that lived fast and died young, and for a brief... read more on Time Out

    • Chris Tilly, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 15 out of 26 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    facinating documentary about forgotten league.

    This is a great docu/film about the meteoric rise and fall of the New York based soccer club the cosmos.From its lowly start in the early seventies to its peak at around 1977/78 season,when world stars such as pele',beckenbauer,alberta,chinagllia,played for the cosmos in front of record crowds of 70000+ at giants stadium.To the leagues demise in 1984 due to over expansion,poor attendances at the other 20 or so franchises, and teams using highly paid foreign import players who were past there best.The dream could not continue which was a real shame as the potential was there for a great long running league.Interviews include rodney marsh(tampa) carlos alberta(n.y) beckenbauer(n.y) and several other stars including some great footage of some of the games in new york.Highly reccommended for football fans of all ages.

      • craig mitchell from Bognor Regis,England.
      • Posted 24 Oct 2006 22:09

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  • Rated - 5 stars

    If You like Football...RENT THIS!

    A very well made doco, easy on the eye with a good pace. There is some great footage interweaved with the moving stories of the contributors. The story of the Cosmos is a fascinating one and this film does an excellent job of telling it.

    Worth watching just for the footage of Pele's silky skills alone, just a shame they couldn't get an interview with the big man.

      • GMA from London
      • Posted 05 Jun 2007 23:58

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