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

Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

The untold story of the team that had America at its feet.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2006-05-19
  • User Rating: 7.115/10 from 13 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Passion Pictures
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Directors: Paul Crowder, John Dower.
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Summary

In the 1970s the North American Soccer League marked the first attempt to introduce soccer to American sports fans. While most teams had only limited success at best, one managed to break through to genuine mainstream popularity - the New York Cosmos. The brainchild of Steve Ross (Major executive at Warner Communications) and the Ertegun brothers (Founders of Atlantic Records), the Cosmos got off to a rocky start in 1971, but things changed in 1975 when the world's most celebrated soccer star, the Brazilian champion Pele, signed with the Cosmos for a five-million-dollar payday. With the arrival of Pele, the Cosmos became a hit and the players became the toast of the town, earning their own private table at Studio 54. A number of other international soccer stars were soon lured to the Cosmos, including Franz Beckenbauer, Rodney Marsh, and Carlos Alberto, but with the turn of the decade, the team began losing favor with fans and folded in 1985.

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  • Pelé

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Franz Beckenbauer

    as Self
  • Raphael de la Sierra

    as Self
  • Phil Woosnam

    as Self
  • Jay Emmett

    as Self
  • Werner Roth

    as Self
  • Peppe Pinton

    as Self
  • Giorgio Chinaglia

    as Self
  • Shep Messing

    as Self
  • Clive Toye

    as Self
  • Nesuhi Ertegün

    as Self (archive footage)
  • Ahmet Ertegün

    as Self
  • Matt Dillon

    as Narrator (Voice)
  • Carlos Alberto

    as Self
Directing Paul Crowder Director
Directing John Dower Director
Writing John Dower Screenplay
Production Vicki Cherkas Executive Producer
Writing Mark Monroe Screenplay
Production Mark Monroe Coordinating Producer
Production Mark Monroe Executive Producer
Production Krysanne Katsoolis Co-Executive Producer
Production Caroline Stevens Co-Executive Producer
Production Nick Fraser Executive Producer
Production Richard Klein Executive Producer
Production Fiona O'Doherty Line Producer
Production Nina Broeer Production Coordinator
Crew Cecy Rangel Post-Production Manager
Crew Rich Glassey Post-Production Manager
Crew Jared Ian Goldman Post-Production Manager
Production Shane Kelly Accountant
Crew Alexandra Dell Legal Services
Crew Brian Kornreich Legal Services
Crew Mary Lawless Legal Services
Crew Terence E. Barnes, II Legal Services
Production Jessica Berman-Bogdan Researcher
Production Kathy Levitt Researcher
Production Kati Meister Researcher
Production Cecy Rangel Researcher
Production David Abroms Researcher
Editing Caitrin Rogers Assistant Editor
Editing Lara Mazzawi Assistant Editor
Editing Jake Geisberg Assistant Editor
Visual Effects Nathan Turner Animation
Visual Effects Fraser Bensted Animation
Art Brad Cruz Title Designer
Art Brad Cruz Graphic Designer
Sound Ric Markmann Sound Engineer
Sound Dan Pinnella Sound Engineer
Sound Ric Markmann Musician
Sound Dan Pinnella Musician
Sound Christopher Scott Wagner Musician
Sound Christopher Scott Wagner Sound Engineer
Sound Donovan Whitworth Musician
Sound Paul Crowder Musician
Sound David Choi Musician
Sound Aram Adajian Musician
Sound Dean Butterworth Musician
Sound Stuart Cole Musician
Sound David Ralicke Musician
Crew Paul Crowder Additional Music
Crew Terry Wilson Additional Music
Sound Sharif Ahmed Assistant Music Supervisor
Sound Mulika Sannie Assistant Music Supervisor
Editing Scot Olive Colorist
Sound Benny Mouthon Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Stephen Hastings Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Benny Mouthon Other
Directing Simon Nuchtern Continuity
Editing Jake Martin Additional Editing
Editing Andrew Hulme Additional Editing
Camera Nick Bennett Director of Photography
Production Dennis Hobbs Accountant
Production Kendrah Matthews Accountant
Camera Craig Pressgrove Assistant Camera
Camera Todd Liebler Assistant Camera
Sound Matt Israel Production Sound Mixer
Sound Steve Hayword Production Sound Mixer
Sound Stuart Deutsch Production Sound Mixer
Production Harrison Barth Production Assistant
Production Guy Fiorita Production Assistant
Production Alex Meaker Production Assistant
Production Ben Hagyard Production Assistant
Production Mike Garza Production Assistant
Crew Kyle Heslop Driver
Crew Jamend O'Riley Driver
Crew Stephen Ross Driver
Camera Richard Numeroff Director of Photography
Camera Richard Rutkowski Director of Photography
Camera Frankie DeMarco Camera Operator
Camera Michael Burke Assistant Camera
Sound Nick Houston Sound Assistant
Camera Richard Griggs Grip
Camera Derek E. Tindall Grip
Lighting Peter McGill Gaffer
Production Roman Gustke Unit Production Manager
Camera Peter Badel Director of Photography
Sound Frieder Glöckner Production Sound Mixer
Lighting Björn Susen Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Susanne Kasper Makeup & Hair
Camera Nick Bennett Director of Photography
Production Giacomo Gex Production Assistant
Camera David Omegas Rega Camera Operator
Sound Jaume Meléndez Sound
Camera David Serra Assistant Camera
Production Tono Folguera Coordinating Producer
Production Iñaki Sagastume Coordinating Producer
Camera Paul Crowder Additional Photography
Production Agi Orsi Coordinating Producer
Camera Joseph Navelansky Additional Photography
Directing Mark Stein Assistant Director
Production Aiman A. Humaideh Production Coordinator
Camera Gino Crededio Director of Photography
Camera Charles Gambino Camera Technician
Sound Paul Luer Production Sound Mixer
Production Alex Emmett Production Assistant
Production Debbie Johnson General Manager
Production Brian Perkis Controller
Crew George Sheanshang Legal Services
Production Salvatore Ceravolo Accountant
Production Ariel Veneziano Other
Crew Crystal Bourbeau Manager of Operations
Production Roanne Moore Production Assistant
Production Nicole Stott Development Manager
Production Melchor Leone Controller
Production Joe Marino Researcher
Production Jennifer Strausz Researcher
Editing Benjamin Murray Editor

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