Miracle on Ice (1981 film)
| Miracle on Ice | |
|---|---|
VHS box cover art | |
| Written by | Lionel Chetwynd |
| Directed by | Steven Hilliard Stern |
| Starring | Karl Malden Andrew Stevens Steve Guttenberg |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | David Garcia Robert Greenwald Jim Hay Frank von Zerneck |
| Cinematography | Howard Schwartz |
| Editors | Kurt Hirschler Richard Patterson |
| Running time | 132 minutes |
| Production companies | Filmways Television Moonlight Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | March 1, 1981 |
Miracle on Ice is a 1981 American sports docudrama about the United States men's national ice hockey team, led by head coach Herb Brooks (played by Karl Malden), that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The young United States team's victory over the heavily favored seasoned Soviet team in the medal round was dubbed the "Miracle on Ice". The film premiered on March 1, 1981, as an installment of The ABC Sunday Night Movie.