Three Seconds

The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.

Cast

Vladimir Mashkov

тренер сборной СССР Владимир Гаранжин

Ivan Kolesnikov

игрок сборной СССР Александр Белов

Viktoriya Tolstoganova

жена Владимира Ксения Гаранжина

Marat Basharov

чиновник Госкомспорта Терещенко

Andrey Smolyakov

Григорий Моисеев (председатель Федерации баскетбола СССР)

Sergey Garmash

председатель Госкомспорта Сергей Павлов

John Savage

тренер сборной США Генри Айба

Andrius Paulavičius

литовский водитель Йонас

Aleksandra Revenko

баскетболистка Александра Свешникова

Jay Bowdy

игрок сборной США Майкл Бэнтон

Oliver Morton

игрок сборной США Даг Коллинз

Žilvinas Tratas

игрок сборной СССР Модестас Паулаускас