Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos
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82% 67% Genre Documentary, Sport Screenplay Mark Monroe Language English | 7.3/10 4.6/5 Initial DVD release October 3, 2006 Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Director Paul Crowder, John Dower Release date July 7, 2006 Writer John Dower (story), Mark Monroe (screenplay), Mark Monroe (story) Initial release May 19, 2006 (Republic of Ireland) Cast Pelé (Himself (archive footage)), (Himself), (Himself), Raphael de la Sierra (Himself), Phil Woosnam (Himself), Jay Emmett (Himself)Similar movies The Last Witch Hunter , The Avengers , Captain America: The First Avenger , The Incredible Hulk , The Terminal , 13 Going On 30 Tagline The untold story of the team that had America at its feet. |
Once in a lifetime the extraordinary story of the new york cosmos
Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos is a 2006 documentary film about the New York Cosmos, one of the most famous soccer clubs in the history of the United States.
Contents
- Once in a lifetime the extraordinary story of the new york cosmos
- Overview
- Released soundtrack
- The in movie soundtrack includes
- References

Overview

The movie premiered on July 7, 2006 in the New York City area. Miramax distributed the film only in limited release. The movie combines the narration of veteran actor Matt Dillon with interviews with many of the team's legendary star players (with the notable exception of Pelé) and footage of the team in the North American Soccer League in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The film was released in conjunction with a companion piece book, Once in a Lifetime: The Incredible Story of the New York Cosmos (ISBN 0802142885), written by Gavin Newsham and released in 2006.
Released soundtrack
The soundtrack released on CD includes many of the songs listed below.
The in-movie soundtrack includes
References
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