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

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Pelé

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 33%

Franz Beckenbauer

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 20%

Raphael de la Sierra

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Phil Woosnam

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Jay Emmett

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Werner Roth

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Peppe Pinton

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Giorgio Chinaglia

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Crew

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

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