The Russian Five
2018 | 109m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Joshua Riehl |
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| The story of the five Russian hockey stars who helped the Detroit Red Wings win back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and created one of the most memorable chapters in Motor City sports history. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 11, 2018 |
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| Director: | Joshua Riehl |
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| Genres: | Documentary |
| Keywords | sports, ice hockey, nhl |
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Revenue: $485,049
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sergei Fedorov | Himself |
| Vladimir Konstantinov | Himself |
| Vyacheslav Kozlov | Himself |
| Igor Larionov | self |
| Jim Devellano | self |
| Viacheslav Fetisov | self |
| Jeff Daniels | self |
| Scotty Bowman | self |
| Nicklas Lidstrom | self |
| Steve Yzerman | self |
| Chris Osgood | self |
| Brendan Shanahan | self |
| Darren McCarty | self |
| Kris Draper | self |
| Mickey Redmond | self |
| Nick Polano | self |
| Keith Gave | self |
| Jim Lites | self |
| Wayne Gretzky | self |
| Don Cherry | blowhard |
| Joe Kocur | self |
| Name | Job |
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| Joshua Riehl | Director |
| David Fabelo | Editor |
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| John Dean | Producer |
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I found this to be an interesting documentary, especially considering the narrow subject matter. It utilized an imaginative and interesting angle: using some kind of almost comic book style pictures at times in between video clips. That was different. It perhaps ran a bit long for me, since I am ... not a hockey fan, but it told the story well overall. I was surprised in one way because back when all of this was going on, it felt to me that the Detroit Red Wings had won the Stanley Cup year in and year out, like the Montreal Canadians used to. Not so much, though they stayed good for a long time. But I was not following the sport closely. I also vaguely remember the accident involving two of the Russian Five, but I never knew it was so preventable and unnecessary. Why was that guy even driving? It was an entertaining independent film offering. It was fun seeing Jeff Daniels in it as I have long enjoyed his acting career and his social and political stances.