Legend No. 17

(2013)

★ 6.7 IMDb · 153 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 2013

Runtime: 134 мин

Country: Russia

Director: Николай Лебедев

Cast: Данила Козловский, Олег Меньшиков, Владимир Меньшов, Роман Мадянов, Светлана Иванова, Alejandra Grepi, Гётц Отто, Дарья Екамасова, Валентин Смирнитский, Нина Усатова

Plot

Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death

The film "Legend No. 17" tells about a significant fact from the life of the famous CSKA striker Valeriy Kharlamov. He experienced his finest hour on September 2, 1972. On this day, at international competitions in Montreal, the hockey players of the USSR national team were supposed to fight on the ice arena with Canadian professionals from the NHL in two games. And in both they won with a significant advantage.