This Olympics film, tied in with the planned 1980 games from which the United States subsequently withdrew, focuses on an American athlete whose dreams of winning the Decathlon are threatened by his romance with a pretty Russian gymnast.
Acting
Stephanie Zimbalist commits to Russian accent with chaotic energy.
Production
Shot before the boycott made the entire premise heartbreaking.
Director
Richard C. Sarafian
Stephanie Zimbalist
Anya Andreyev
David Keith
Wayne Robinson
Richard Lawson
Gene Davis
Victor French
Anatoly Andreyev
Merlin Olsen
Todd Simms
Ed McMahon
Marvin 'Marv' Jordan
Salome Jens
Ilyena
Jack Palance
Whitey Robinson
Nancy Marchand
Vera Andreyev
James Earl Jones
Dane Oliver
Bryant Gumbel
Self
O. J. Simpson
Self
Dick Enberg
Self
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed during the 'Miracle on Ice' patriotic high, then broadcast after the boycott announcement—NBC's scheduling became accidentally poignant.
Richard C. Sarafian directed the iconic 'Vanishing Point'—this was his chaotic pivot to television romance.
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