The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.
Vladimir Mashkov
тренер сборной СССР Владимир Гаранжин
Ivan Kolesnikov
игрок сборной СССР Александр Белов
Viktoriya Tolstoganova
жена Владимира Ксения Гаранжина
Marat Basharov
чиновник Госкомспорта Терещенко
Andrey Smolyakov
Григорий Моисеев (председатель Федерации баскетбола СССР)
Sergey Garmash
председатель Госкомспорта Сергей Павлов
John Savage
тренер сборной США Генри Айба
Andrius Paulavičius
литовский водитель Йонас
Aleksandra Revenko
баскетболистка Александра Свешникова
Jay Bowdy
игрок сборной США Майкл Бэнтон
Three Seconds is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of sports, olympic games, 1970s, basketball, basketball player, dedication. Directed by Anton Megerdichev, it stars Vladimir Mashkov, Ivan Kolesnikov, Viktoriya Tolstoganova. The story is set at the 1972 Munich Olympics where the U.S. team lost the basketball championship for the first time in 36 years. The final moments of the final game have become one of the most controversial events in Olympic history. With play tied, the score table horn sounded during a second free throw attempt that put the U.S. ahead by one. But the Soviets claimed they had called for a time out before the basket and confusion ensued. The clock was set back by three seconds twice in a row and the Russians finally prevailed at the very last. The U.S. protested, but a jury decided in the USSR’s favor and Team USA voted unanimously to refuse its silver medals. The Soviet players have been treated as heroes at home.
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