The Game of Their Lives

Plot Summary

A BBC documentary producer is given unprecedented access in North Korea to chronicle the story of the famed 1966 World Cup team from the North that advanced to the quarterfinals. The feature includes interviews with surviving members of the team, English fans and soccer pundits who saw the North Koreans upset Italy, 1-0.

Top Cast

Daniel Gordon Narrator (voice)

Pak Doo-ik Himself

Giovanni Rivera Himself

Eusébio Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Self (archive footage) (uncredited)