Drama about the victory of the Soviet basketball players at the Olympics in 1972 earned 2 billion rubles

Drama "upward movement" of the victory of the Soviet basketball players at the Olympics in 1972 became the highest grossing film in the history of film distribution in Russia and CIS. This is the first Russian film, earned at the box office two billion rubles: 6, 5 million tickets were sold on it. BigPikcha found photos and biographies of real Soviet players that are shown in the film, and compared them with the performers.

The historical inaccuracies in the film

"Moving up" was created based on the eponymous book by Sergei Belov, Olympic champion in 1972 and one of the main characters in the film. Since the picture art, much of it is not shown as it was in reality. Of course, during the Olympic Games in Munich was not the three-point zone, and basketball players can not make slam dunks, hanging on the ring. In the USSR it was considered disrespectful to the opponent, and in the US student league, with the Soviet basketball players who play, slam dunk until 1976 were prohibited by the rules. However, the creators of the picture explained that without these shots it was not enough entertainment, and they knew that face the criticism.

"People have seen enough of Michael Jordan cuts over 20 years ago. This trick part of the game, and at this stage 90% interest - for it. And we could not, despite the fact that we have it is the 1972 year, to neglect it. We had to make a spectacle. "

Director Anton Megerdichev on the air of "Echo Moskvy"

After the terrorist attack by Palestinian militants, the Soviet delegation was not going to refuse to participate in the finals of the Games, no one is prepared on this subject did not collect documents and press conferences. It was the question of whether it would be after what happened last Olympics as a whole, but have decided it is the organizers of the Games and the International Olympic Committee, and not the Soviet officials. The intensity of the confrontation with the officials Garanzhina strengthened, press conference, where new coach promises to beat the US, invented, and the interests of the Soviet people for basketball greatly exaggerated: in 1972 in "Soviet Sport" of the victory devoted only one small material, and the live broadcast of the Munich was not in the country. Especially unhappy film remained widow coach Vladimir Kondrashin and Alexander Belov basketball. Kondrashin told that offended by the creators for what they did not know the heroes of relatives, whether they want to shoot, but only showed the finished screenplay, and he did not accept, "There are bad things have been written that I even got sick after how to read. "

Coach of the team, the filmmakers changed their name to Garanzhin to avoid confrontation with the relatives of the late Vladimir Kondrashin. "I signed a document that does not want to be in the film used our name. I think he Petrovich would be against it. When he dies, he asked me: "There are no books about me, do not write, and no films that did not take off." He's like a premonition that if we put, then write that ... Or he knew that if you write the truth, it will not be interesting, "- he explained to the widow of a great coach.

"I am after reading the script for two months did not sleep, my hair turned gray, I promise. This is such bullshit. The only thing that it coincides with reality - it is a victory in Munich. Everything else - is not it. I demanded to have removed from the film scene, where my husband speculated currency. They were removed in a scenario made some adjustments. Some characters have changed names: for example, Vladimir Kondrashin did Garanzhinym. But the essence remains the same. "

Evgeny Kondrashin

Despite the scenario changes, the protagonist does not behave as a model Soviet citizen: do not trust domestic medicine, trying to take out the sick son to the operation in Austria and during the match against Cuba at the Olympics is not in himself, and not even the scorekeeper.

Evgeny Kondrashin and Alexander Ovchinnikov (Belova)

Director Anton Megerdichev said he talked to the widows of the heroes during the shooting, and he had the impression that they are "something arranged."

"Not a single person who did the" upward movement ", not set out to offend and insult ... On the contrary, wanted to raise up and make heroes out of the team, and they came to the last, to find some kind of contact. We allowed ourselves to change the time and place of the events. Yes, in 1972, Alexander Belov was not sick, but in 1974 was. When you make a blockbuster, the myth, the legend, the writer is obliged to construct a story that two hours should seize, to make cry, laugh, such a genre. " All this does not mean that the creation of the drama came casually crew consulted with surviving players, their families and children (though some of them remained dissatisfied), and winning the match Megerdichev looked about 500 times! On-site work is not only artists, but also a real basketball player, and each episode is shot twice with the athlete and actor. On installation of the scene were connected to create the illusion that in the frame work people who worked all his life in basketball.

Actors Alexander Ryapolov and Kuzma Saprykin with prototypes of their heroes - Alzhanom Zharmuhamedovym and Ivan Edeshko

Put basketball scene helped the son of the legendary Sergei Belov, Alexander, who is also editor of the script where it comes to coaching. Here's how to work with him says Anton Megerdichev: "Each episode was written the words I, then director Alexander Belov, basketball, son of the legendary Sergei Belov, read it all, saying," What are you here has been written, "and he and I came up with it as ballet. Each bunch of basketball we filmed with six cameras, and then weave them in those or other reactions. " This work took more than a month.

In the film emphasizes only seven players and two coaches, but the guys on the team were twelve: №4 Anatoly Polivoda, №5 Modestas Paulauskas, №6 Zurab Sakandelidze, №7 Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, №8 Alexander Boloshev, №9 Ivan Edeshko, №10Cergey Belov, Mikhail Korkia №11, №12 Ivan Dvorny, Gennady Volnov №13, №14, Alexander Belov, №15Cergey Kovalenko. Head coach - Vladimir Kondrashin (in the film he became Garanzhinym), his assistant - Sergey Bashkin.

Vladimir Kondrashin, 1929-1999

According Kondrashin familiar with the people, it was not so, as the executor of his role on the screen.

"Especially cut his eyes unsociable, moody, immersion in himself. At times introversion Petrovich acquired altogether strange shapes. For example, he could be silent all-minute break in the game! Nobody ever knew basic information of the organizational plan - when training, at what time the bus, etc. We all went and asked each other -.. To Kondrashin once again approached did not want to ... " Sergey Belov of Kondrashin in his book "Move up"

In the film, the coach does not trust the domestic medicine and trying to take the sick son for treatment in Austria, and during a match with Cuba behaves strangely and does not follow the account. Yuri Kondrashin was really sick Cerebral Palsy, but Evgeny Kondrashin told reporters that their son did not do any operations, and he remained all his life confined to a wheelchair: the film after the victory of the national team youngster gets to his feet. In the story, the trainer first, saving money for the operation, and then made a choice between to send his son abroad for treatment, and help Alexander Belov. Belova Kondrashin considered his second son, and fought to the end to save him, but the episode is completely invented.

"I said," Petrovich in the coffin will turn, if I sign this scenario "."

The actor Vladimir Mashkov

People's Artist of Russia and winner of many professional awards needs no introduction. His work is like Eugenia Kondrashina, despite its negative attitude to the film.

"Vladimir Petrovich Mashkov played well, I love this actor, I was not disgusted look, and even pleasant. Of course, he did not get a little bit in the way, but that only the family can understand. "

Sergei Belov, 1944-2013

Sergei Belov was not just the leader of the Soviet team - it was a real superstar of world basketball. Its not even know people who are far from the sport. It was difficult, but the nature of leadership and an incredible performance. Suffice it to say that this match Sergey Belov scored 20 points out of 51 for the whole team, it's the most valuable player of the previous World Cup, and author of "upward movement", on which the picture was shot. "I do not know what to do with the ball - give earrings. He knows, "- he says in the video manager.

In addition to gold at the Olympics, Belov won three bronze medals - in Mexico City, Montreal and Moscow, twice became world champion and four - the champion of Europe. In 1989, already as a coach, he received a bronze medal at the European Championships, and then silver at the world championships in 1994 and 1998. Belov was later president of the club NEBL, head coach of the men's student team of Russia at the Universiade 2009 in Belgrade (silver medal), led by the Federation of Russian basketball. In 1980, he lit a fire at the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1991 was recognized as the best, the speakers for their national teams with players (excluding players in the NBA). A year later, Sergei Belov became the first non-American, entered into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Sergei Belov died on 70 th year of life, October 3, 2013 in Perm. He was buried at the cemetery Vagankovsky near the grave of coach Alexander Gomelsky.

"He who learns to overcome rivals and win the circumstances, it is able to stay on top of the sport for many years and achieved a truly significant sports results. I think the majority of professional athletes and do and have every reason to be pleased with themselves, and receive gratitude of his country and his fans. But they have no risk to try the most important thing in sport. This is important - the victory over himself.

Many times, out of breath during the cross-country, sweating under a 150-pound barbell, starting next thousand shots, I asked myself the same question. Even more dramatically, he sprang after heavy games in which opponents beat me brutally and mercilessly - though still lost. What for? Why do I need all this? Why me?

The correct answer to this question can only be overcome themselves. And I realized that the true reward for the years of training and performances - is not fees, no recognition of the public, not even the Olympic medals. The main award - a newfound freedom. Freedom from their own fears and complexes, the opinions of others and stereotypes. Liberty, which gives an indescribable feeling of delight and flight, harmony, unity with God and man. Freedom, for the sake of which, and to live on the earth. "

Sergey Belov in the book "Move up"

Kirill Zaitsev Actor

Kirill Zaitsev the general public aware of the role of Casimir in the movie "Gogol" and Fyodor Raskolnikov in "Trotsky". Interestingly, the actor in the film had a mustache, although trademark Sergey Belov they became after the Munich Olympics.

When there was a preparation for the shooting of "upward movement", Zaitsev worked at the Riga Theater and first came to audition for the role of Modestas Paulauskas, because the Baltic States were looking for an actor with the Lithuanian accent. Play Belova he was offered only later - then Zaitsev realized that really wants to work on this project and started training, "Even if I have the honor to play Sergey Belov, I'll be in good shape."

Michael Cork, 1948-2004

Mikhail Korkia was one of the youngest on the team. He was 24 years old, and he appeared in the role of shooting guard in the "Dynamo" (Tbilisi). The team took patronage over him Zurab Sakonelidze, and they became friends for life. Korkia well-defended, and the final match proved it once again. In addition to excellent protection he carefully distinguished himself in the attack - 4 rebounds and 4 points. For fast cutting of Cork, who was famous for his hot temper, it was very important to play it carefully, and he almost did it. I could not resist a time responded to the rigidity on the part of American Jimmy Brewer. Both were removed from the site, and Miho very upset, but the coaches were satisfied and have even said that this is one of the best moves that Korkia could do on the court: Brewer was the strongest in our team, so that the exchange was in favor of the USSR. Besides Brewer played both center and power forward - it was harder to replace than the crust.

Miho was the soul of the company, and everyone loved, but often teased him. This is what Alexander Boloshev recalled later:

"I remember a small, but very funny episode that happened on the eve of the Games in Munich in serpentarium - Museum of snakes of the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo. With what feelings we examine the exhibits of this institution, I think, not difficult to guess. Skilled stuffed giant pythons, five-meter anaconda skins, live snakes, poison which can kill a person in one second ... Come on in silence, skin feeling highly stressed, dangling in the air. And at this moment Vanya Edeshko chief joker in the team, a little way behind, ran a hand through Korkia leg and hissed loudly. Describe what happened after that, I just do not have words. But the horror that engulfed Misha made it into a moment to remember all of the Georgian-Russian Dictionary of the mat, which he managed to master in his early 25 Edeshko then got the full program, but general laughter relieved the tension until the end of the tour. " As a true mountaineer, his future wife Korkia stolen, although her parents were against the marriage. Woman basketball player took to Leningrad to teammate Sasha Belov and kept there for as long as the future mother-in-law with the father did not give up. Manana Korkia then made it clear that the theft took place with its direct participation and consent. The couple lived in perfect harmony for life, they had two daughters.

Korkia graduated from the Georgian Polytechnic Institute, he worked as a senior coach of the men's team "Dynamo" first in Tbilisi and then in Moscow. In 1984 he returned to Georgia and went to prison for entrepreneurial activity. Former basketball player was released in 1987 through the efforts of friends and, above all, Zurab Sakandelidze. He was co-owner of the football team "Torpedo" (Kutaisi). Recently he engaged in business. He died in 2004, two weeks after other Zurab.

"Saco when playing - mode. And then Georgian affairs. Everyone considers it its duty to you to drink wine. What organism survive? After the funeral, calling Saco Tbilisi Misha Cork hear dead voice: "we lost a friend ..." - "You yourself, then how?" - "Oh, nothing." Soon, the Olympic Committee saying, "Korkia died." The answer is: you are mistaken, died Saco. With Misha, I spoke three days ago. "And the crust too ..." Heart. "

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov in an interview with "Sport-Express"

Actor Otar Lordkipanidze

Lortkipanidze - fifth from the left. For an actor, this is the first movie, and information about it on the Internet until a little bit. On his character, the filmmakers made a greater emphasis than Zurab Sakandelidze: he gave his sister in marriage, family and showed it. In general, Georgian actors and shooting in the mountains gives the film a special soulfulness.

Zurab Sakandelidze, 1945-2004

point guard Tbilisi "Dinamo" Zurab Sakandelidze was 26 years old. It was one of the fastest players in the history of basketball: he ran the hundred meters on the level of the national team in athletics. Saco, as it was called in the team, was friendly, active, and at the same time smart and serious guy. He had a higher technical education. To the Olympic team, he was the second point guard, but it brought a lot of benefits. To the surprise of many observers, Kondrashin released him in the starting lineup, and at the beginning of the match, they, along with Sergey Belov just broke rivals. Incidentally, the last foul was his name. After a career player Sakandelidze four years Tbilisi coached team, and then easily find themselves in poslesportivnoy life. A chemist by training, he has at different times led the major industrial enterprises of Georgia, and in 1995 became the owner of a tea factory. In 2003, he died from kidney disease, his son, and he was not his father, and in 2004. Sakandelidze was only 58 years old. He had cirrhosis, and he ceased to fight the disease. Constantly talked about how he did not want to live anymore, although a number were Matsatsa wife, the daughter of Cato, grandchildren. She died at the hands of his wife, without regaining consciousness. He was buried next to her son at the Vera Cemetery at the memorial service 12000th Sports Palace in Tbilisi was crowded.

"Certainly, one of the leaders in the national team for several seasons was Zurab Sakandelidze, Saco. Another called him "Prince", and not in jest, but with some tinge of respect and recognition of his kind of aristocracy. Zurab really enjoyed the character and manners of the Georgian aristocrat of the old school - independent (in which we had been like), a considerable share of aplomb, self-sufficient. It had the impression that he had no doubts and shared common Georgians opinion about their chosen nation.

Saco team almost no one spoke, as if spoken, the "through his teeth." Initially, this arrogance irritated me. However, as always, the professionalism and the main goal - winning team - prevailed over emotions, and on the court we have absolutely no problems in the relationship. And later, in 1973, we did almost become friends with him. On booze at the end of the European Championship for the first time we had talked for many years, and it happened, without further ado, as a real man, discovered that treat each other with great respect. Sako said he has always appreciated my strong character, laconic, reliable, slot-esteem. About the same, and I answered him.

So, I found out shortly before the completion of the sports career Sakandelidze that had in the face of this arrogant Georgian almost the most reliable friend of all those with whom I drove sports destiny. " Sergey Belov

Actor Irakli Mikawa

The actor graduated from Tbilisi Rustaveli Theater Institute named after and before the "upward movement" starred in TV series "Kerch" and "Tbilisi".

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, born in 1944

Mother Alzhan Musurbekovicha Zharmuhamedova was Russian, Kazakh father, but he was born and he began his career in Uzbekistan, so he is considered their just three states. This is the first Olympic champion among Uzbeks, and among the Kazakhs. After graduation, he worked for two years at the plant and damaged fingers, then studied at the Uzbek State Institute of Physical Culture, Tashkent played for SKA. Then he was involved in the team of the USSR and became European champion.

Zharmukhamedov twice tried to go in the Alma-Ata "Petrel", but he returned to Tashkent. The dispute over a talented basketball player between the two republics decided to Moscow: he is 10 years old played for CSKA. He finished in a team "University" (Tashkent) in 1981. Very calm, reliable, competent central. He really played with great short-sightedness - minus 5 "touch", surprising teammates, and one of the first to play in the lenses.

- After the Olympic Games in Munich contact lenses. They are machined on special order from Plexiglas. Hard, uncomfortable - a month and a half I was getting used, in tears.

- At the site fell?

- Constantly. Once the shield pushed, he jumped lens. I leaned over the parquet. Gomel shouted: "Judge, stop!" The whole team fumbled on the floor. Finally stretch. Nesus in the locker room to wash, quickly insert - and I understand that the lens is cracked. It can be seen come. Nowhere to go - so to finish the game. The sharp crack rubbed retina.

Interview Alzhan Zharmuhamedova "Sport-Express"

In 1973, in the luggage Zharmuhamedova found the gun. Where he had come so far it is unclear.

- In the spring of 1973, the team conducted a tour of America. In New York, we were asked to leave things in the office of the basketball federation, and we drove off on - Peru, Panama, Costa Rica. Three weeks later pohvatali bags on the way back - and to the airport. Its not even opened, immediately put into the luggage. And at Sheremetyevo realized that will total check. - On what grounds?

- customs and border guards were much more than on ordinary days. Before the inspection of an urn discovered three packages, tapered yellowish plaster. In one gun "Beretta" in the other - cartridges to it, in the third - hypertensive bracelets that were sold in the Union with a bang. I'm not carrying anything forbidden. I saw that I met his wife and son, and almost led the way to the customs officer. I unzip the bag - and there is a gun.

- Also, "Beretta"?

- "Smith and Wesson" .22. Then I did not understand, then learned. God, what has begun! I was taken to a separate room, he rushed committeeman interrogated until morning. Fell out of the package "Beretta" ammunition "? Your" - "No!" This is where I drew attention to the yellow patch. The day before, when he sat at the doctor looked at the number one player, took a roll. Although the trip we took with them the white plaster.

- How did the interrogation?

- Interesting. Asked about the tour, rivals and casually: "What caliber?" Again a series of distracting issues, and suddenly: "Where bullets?" Everything in this spirit. Constantly trying to catch up on that. The military prosecutor's office, which then hauled, it was the same. I say yes, I would have slept a hundred times, if I really knew something!

Interview Alzhan Zharmuhamedova "Sport-Express"

After the end of his sports career Zharmukhamedov five years worked as a coach in the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, then he was sent to Alma-Ata to the post of coach of SKA sports club in shooting. After retiring from the sport in 2002, Zharmukhamedov stayed in Moscow, coached men's and women's team of the Moscow Humanitarian University. Together with his son Vladislav created Children and Youth Basketball Club "Laurus". Both of his sons to become professional basketball players: Sergei Jr. even went to the headquarters of coach David Blatt, and now works as a scout CSKA.

Now the famous basketball player 73 years old, and he still trains children in Moscow school №2107: "The stay at home, rather be teaching kids to play while health and strength enough. If at least a hundred children draw for basketball, to instill in them love, tear off from smoking, alcohol, drugs - will be good. " Before shooting "upward movement" Zharmukhamedov sent a text message: "Script domusolil. Quite a lot of unpleasant things. " But then he liked the picture.

"The film is an interesting, fascinating. The authors, of course, invented something by themselves, but they have that right. Still, the film art, not a documentary. Most importantly, they were able to convey the drama of the final match. My wife, with whom we are in the theater sat there, crying. I ask her: "Larissa, what are you doing? 45 years is gone. " And she says: "I went back to that day, that night, when we were at home and could not find a match result." Players wife called back to each other, called on the TV, on the radio, but no one knew anything. They have spent the whole night waiting. We, too, almost did not sleep. It was only the next day, at the hour of the day know that we are the champions. And then we began to celebrate. "

Performer of Alexander Ryapolov

Ryapolov not a professional actor and basketball player from Chelyabinsk. But with the prototype of the hero Alzhanom Zhamuhamedovym he had known before the shooting - it is not surprising that the role failed. "It is quite strict with himself a man, and it too is present in me. It has principles, and I think, in the film she is also shown. The person who has the honor, valor and at the same time oriental wisdom "- Ryapolov said.

He got on a sample by chance, as a friend of Alexander Belov: the actors ready to shoot on the basketball court, Ryapolov decided to play with them and throw penalty. There he saw the director and offered to star in the movie, not even knowing what exactly the role of the (possibly played a role that the two-meter actors - rare and hard to find them). It was assumed that Ryapolov play Kovalenko, but then got injured actor chosen for the role Zharmuhamedova and Megerdichev offered Ryapolova his place. Basketball wondered: "How will he play me, he's blond." But the athlete changed his hairstyle, dropped 12 kilos of muscle, exercise in acting with the teacher. In the film of it did not even Russian Kazakh and Indian - as it is called by one of the Americans, and this is like the details of clothes character like jackets with fringe.

Modestas Paulauskas, who was born in 1945

The captain of the team and one of the most experienced players was modestas paulauskas. He played on the position of small forward, although he was a versatile player: he could and throw, and compete on a board, and pay the transfer. In Lithuania basketball is not just a game, but a real religion. While it's not a very big country, there are many great players, and Modestas Paulauskas among them. He was the third Lithuanian, received an Olympic gold medal (in front of him a reward for the country won a volleyball player and a boxer.

Entire career, from 1963 to 1976, Modestas spent in his native "Zalgiris", later year Kaunas coached club. He was Olympic bronze medalist, two-time world champion, four-time European champion. In 1976, a farewell match Paulauskas came to the USSR national team, and he played basketball on time for the "Zalgiris" and the USSR national team. Such honor could only be worthy of a real star, not only the USSR but also in Europe.

The film shows the anti-Soviet Paulauskas, intentional escape abroad. In fact, it is a collective image required for the conflict - real Paulauskas was famous for the incredible capacity for work and his devotion to the team. He was the leader of the team in the second half of the 1960s and one of the most revered figures in his native Lithuania. The player is not mad at fiction: "If it were so, it was in fact, the film could get dry."

After completion of the playing career Paulauskas has worked with youth teams of Angola, the Soviet Union and Lithuania, has taught at the Department of Physical Education in Kaunas Polytechnic Institute. Since 1993 he worked as director of the sports school in the city of Joniskis and coach of the same name of the basketball team of the second division of Lithuania. Since 2005, the basketball twice a week, trains students in Krasnoznamensk (Kaliningrad region): "It drives me nostalgic for my Soviet youth. I want to hear Russian speech and to help the children. " "We will never find out the relationship. My isolation and Baltic mentality Modestas in this case perfectly compatible. Conflicts between us can be counted on the fingers. The first has happened, when my first training session at the team Paulauskas intentionally threw the ball at me. Later I learned that it was his habitual manner of dealing with newcomers.

It was at Modestas traits that I have been unpleasant. For example, I have always hated his way of handling the "young" - angry, rude, ugly. In addition, it is not the best way to react to his national fame at home. In Lithuania, it is literally worn on the hands, and the demonstration of the universal favorite of adoration through the glass of the Lithuanians are also very honored. Refuse admirers in joint feasts at Modi has turned bad. Because of this, he finished early enough to play.

Modestas not helped us in the Munich final. Not that that does not help, but clearly he not played to the best of their capabilities. The reasons for this could be several. Before the Olympics, he had just recovered from a serious injury - tearing Achilles. 193 centimeters Paulauskas against two-meter of powerful and third numbers of Americans were certainly insufficient. But the main role, I think, played a tactical formation Kondrashin elected them for the finale - a light structure, in which there was no place vogue.

I am sure that misses to start in the Olympic final, to which Lithuanian was for many years of hard work, it was for him, with his ambitious, a real tragedy. When discussed possible prospects final replay was, I know, the only person who wanted it - Modya. Its contribution to the Olympic gold medal he could not be satisfied. He did not tell anyone about it, but I did not have to hear it. I knew him inside out. "

Sergey Belov

Zhivinas Actor (James) Tratas

Lithuanian Tratas starred in several television series and in the movie "The Dyatlov Pass". Although Modestas Paulauskas came to the set and had a short conversation with the team, James Tratas and he went to see him to Lithuania. There they read together and the script was evaluated.

Edeshko Ivan, born in 1945

Another consultant of the film was the author of the gold pass and the pride of Belarus Ivan Edeshko. Kondrashin made his main point guard on the team, so that Ivan was his finest hour. With his 195 centimeters tall he could play almost from the center, but instead played and did it well.

He played for "Spartacus" (Minsk), SKA (Kiev) and CSKA. Eightfold champion of the USSR, winner of the European Cup. In the national team of the Soviet Union he became the Olympic champion, world champion, two-time European champion. Later coached CSKA and the Soviet national team of different ages. With him the USSR national team won first place at the World Cup - 1982, the second in the 1987 European Cup. Since 2000 Edeshko - the head coach of the youth team of Russia. He also worked in Lebanon and Guinea-Bissau.

"Nobody knows Edeshko was very modern as we would say today," advanced "player. Start with the fact that 195 centimeters for the first issue at the time was very rare. In addition to growth, he had a large physical strength, acquired as saying in handball. He developed it constantly, loved the power exercises, training with gymnastic ball.

Despite the consequences of a severe fracture of the hand, suffering in his youth, Ivan had a very strong cast. Throw it in general was raised well, although "with riser" is not in motion. He also had good speed, good vision of the site and a good pass. Vania had a rare quality for basketball - he just could not, he liked to pass. On the contrary, not only she loved, but also knew how.

I would like to be wrong, but I think those three seconds of glory in the Olympic final of 1972 with Ivan played a cruel joke. Not that he stopped in development but slowed down - for sure. He was like a lifetime in captivity in his famous pass, which has become dominant in his life, returning again and again to re-evaluate and to the memories (mostly, of course, pleasant) that episode. He's probably in his own happy in this illusion, and although I do not fully understand - a win-win, but to live more interesting is not the past but the present and future. " Sergey Belov

Many have said that Ivan would never be issued a pass. Once it got this question, and in the command itself. It is even said Vladimir Gomelsky. Then basketball players tested their conjecture by experiment and realized they were wrong - eight out of ten.

Ivan Edeshko advised the filmmakers, and he it seems like.

"From the first shots have already edited material, I realized that this will be a bomb that picture stir cine world. Then I could not have imagined that anyone could perceive the film negative. When I saw him fully, then the first thing that I came up was about the participants of the events, which are no longer with us, about the fans, relatives, friends and relatives of athletes, their descendants, who will be able to relive the pride thanks to the film for the incredible win for his family and for his country.

To convey our emotions are hardly possible. Then we do not understand what is done. Only six months later, already back in the USSR, we realized that they had made a great deal - shook the whole world by defeating America. "

Actor Kuzma Saprykin

22-year-old Saprykin - master of sports of basketball and student Moscow Art Theater School.

Alexander Belov, 1952-1978

Alexander was the pivot player and the second-best after his namesake in a duel: His 8 points and 8 rebounds. European champion, champion of the USSR, Olympic bronze medalist in 1976, bronze medalist of the World Championship - 1970 Alexander Belov was included in the FIBA ​​Hall of Fame on its opening day - March 1, 2007.

Name basketball player Alexander Belov, the filmmakers did not change, but life has changed significantly. Belov in the film is already playing with the disease, and diagnose it in America. Real Belov really died from sarcoma of the heart in 26 years, but it happened six years after the Olympic Games in Munich, and in 1972, the athlete is only 21 years old, he is completely healthy, and it sees the future of the great centering. It was he who, almost burying the Soviet team a minute before the end of the game, made a golden winning shot. "Sasha in 1972, was a genius of basketball, young, very promising, as it was possible to remove this! Beautiful something. Sasha and so little I lived. And here it already in 1972 making the terminally ill. It is very unpleasant ... I personally very painful for all of it. They show his personal life, I was opposed to about him to invent something. To which I answered that, well, it's up to you and it was a lot of girls, you are supposedly not the only one. I, frankly, want to cry. "

Widow Belov Alexander Ovchinnikov

Alexander Ovchinnikov said that asked to remove at least some of the controversial points of the script, but she refused: say, the film will turn bad. "Now it was a good film, I'm very happy for them, but we want to cry." Ovchinnikov cites the example of work on the biopic of Lev Yashin, the creators of which have offered the widow athlete choose from 30 actors and allowed to abandon the 17 scenarios. Alexandra Pavlovna herself, she said, just put before the fact: making a film. "Let studio" TriTe "will shoot a film about Mikhalkov's family, where his family will drink, will be mortally ill, will not adequately behave, sleep with anyone. Let it will be removed about the family Mikhalkov and say that it is fiction. "

Resentment widows Kondrashin and Belov called moments where the Soviet team is looking for buyers for caviar in the American ghetto, losing a yard of black basketball team and goes to the bar to get a drink, "Sasha was a professional, he could not prevent this on the eve of the game. And if he was sick, then he could afford to play in such conditions? "

"In this movie, there is no truth except Munich and three seconds, thanks to which our team won - the rest fiction. I really do not like the way the film shows Sasha Belov. There he terminally ill man who gives his life for the sport, but in fact, Sasha was very hedonistic, he really wanted to live in a sport. Even my daughter, who knew Sasha was only my stories, told me after watching the movie, "Mama, but Sasha also was not. Why they showed it ugly and sick, "He's in the movie all the time some sad walking, falls unconscious on the ground - this can not be an athlete playing. I'm myself playing in the team, we like to pack arrived, we immediately sent for medical examinations, for training and competition is allowed only after the survey. A film of such a patient person and have made for the Olympic Games. "

But I remember how Alexander Belov his namesake and fellow of the game.

"Olympic final in Munich was the moment of truth for Belov. In any event, after he had already played. Generally, after such a victory, especially when you have played a crucial role in it, it is extremely hard every day something new to prove, to seek some new tops. Perhaps Sasha was born and something for a single, but the greatest, victory for the ages. Although the potential he had, I'm sure, for another three Olympic triumph.

Anyway, such a victory can grow Player wings, and can stop it in development. I am afraid that with Sasha was probably the second. Munich triumph of his life spent in some kind of hell for which it is no longer passed. Although ahead of him were still the phenomenal success of his team in union championship, a victory at the World Cup, another Olympics and another set of Olympic medals - all this was within previously earned them the playing space.

Fame and national love going to harm him. He clearly could not survive the Munich victory. Too much was it detract from the sport, which was reflected in the "Vagrants" at customs in 1973 and 1977, after which there was a failure in the final of his career. Few people know that and began Incredible sporting career Sasha is not quite smooth. In 1969, nearly hitting a team Union during almost the first to travel abroad, to the United States, he and Boloshevym run into history at the supermarket - "not orient in unfamiliar surroundings and accidentally got out of a trading floor with unpaid goods ". Thus sounded the official version, voiced in time appeared an English-speaking doctor of our team, who saved the athletes from the police station. The story was hushed up, pay for the goods and obtaining promises of the police and the administration of the supermarket did not make it public. Of course, the next night, "Voice of America" ​​alerted the entire Union that the most talented young Soviet athlete was arrested after theft at the store.

Belova talent was so obvious that this story, which would have cost any other career, away with it. In the same year he was in the team became the champion of Europe. "

Sergey Belov

Actor Ivan Kolesnikov

The son of actor Sergey Kolesnikov graduated from the Higher Theater School Shchepkin. Back in the 1990s, she appeared in "Jumble" and is now available in the theater Mossovet. Many Kolesnikov was remembered for the role of Sergei Dovlatov in the film "The End of Belle Epoque."

Alexander Ovchinnikov, a friend of Sasha Belov

The real wife Belov Alexander Ovchinnikov did play in the national team of the USSR, but women's basketball at the Olympics appeared only in 1976 in Montreal, so that the Soviet basketball player could not be in Munich as an official member of the delegation.

From left to right sitting: Vitaly Zastuhov, Alexander Kulikov, Zurab Sakandelidze, Modest Paulauskas, Sergei Belov, Priit Tomson. Standing: Valentin Sych (head of delegation), Sergei Kovalenko, Alexander Gomelsky (senior coach), Vladimir Andreev, Georgi Avseenko (masseur), Alexander Boloshev Anatoly Polivoda, Gennady Volnov, Yuri Ozerov (coach)

They flashed the frame also Alexander Boloshev (actor Yegor Klimovich) and Sergey Kovalenko (actor Ivan Orlov). Boloshev played for "Dinamo", was the vice-president of BC "Khimki". Unfortunately, in 2010, just 63 years later he died of a stroke.

Central Syarhei Kavalenka with the growth of 215 centimeters was the highest on the team. He played for the GUI (Tbilisi), "Construction" (Kiev), CSKA (Moscow). When you have finished playing, he worked as the second coach of SKA Kiev, then went to the construction company, where he worked as a guard to the deputy director, and then opened a company on wholesale of building materials. The last years of his life in Kiev. He resigned in 2004. "He had a good" hook "and a good medium throw, but on the whole it was characterized by the traditional problems of" big "- the ability to play only in the wings, a certain slowness. Athleticism, sufficient for effective military confrontation with the Americans in the fight under the basket, he did not possess. "

Sergey Belov

Gennady Volnova at the time of the Olympic Games in Munich was 33 years old and he has played a huge role in the locker room. This is one of the most renowned players in the domestic basketball most valuable athlete in several championships. Volnov graduated from the Moscow branch of the Smolensk Institute of Physical Education, served as a professor and head of the department of physical training and sports of the Military Academy of Chemical Defense Marshal of the Soviet Union SK Timoshenko. He received the rank of assistant professor, then - professor. A retired colonel. He died in 2008.

"The most experienced and award-winning player of the Munich staff was Gennady Volnov - the legend of the Soviet basketball.

Pushed by Volnova team before the 1970 World Cup. On the eve of the last game of the international tournament in Tallinn shortly before the championship, history repeated itself a year ago - Gennady came unhinged in the room: "All I have is disengaged." The main contender for his seat in the then considered a young Michael Cork, who traveled with the team to training camp and tournaments. After a while I saw both of them as they sit and drink in the restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel. Throwing a senior fellow in I did not want this state and, although he was not particularly fond of their drink offerings, especially during the season, that night prokerosinil in the room together with Gennady and join us Jaak Lips.

The end came in the next morning. When loading the bus Gomel, already somehow informed about this the loose (none of us in a state of intoxication did not see our morning residual effects in the eye at the time had not yet thrown), gave an ugly debriefing, yelling and Volnova, and especially me ( "he decided that he indispensable, knows that I had never dropped out"). Everything ends, that Gene to somehow brighten up the care, at the next training session "twisted leg" and, according to the official version, due to injury left the location of the team, and it took place in the Lips. Wrong yourself in that situation, I do not think, though formally broke the sports mode. I just do not want to give up a friend in a difficult situation and, as best he could, like a man supported him. "

Sergey Belov

Another Olympic champion in 1972, Ivan Dvorny in 1980 he returned home to his village (Yasnaya Polyana, Moskalensky District, Omsk region), engaged in beekeeping. After a while he moved to Omsk, I got fitter in locomotive depot "Moskovka". As a result, he worked 14 years at the depot and another 6 years at the firehouse. At the same time the team played for Omsk "Shinnik" and "Locomotive". In November 2001, on the advice of a friend I went to a permanent place of residence in Baltimore. Then he returned to Russia, lived in Omsk. In February 2012, he was elected president of the Basketball Federation of Omsk region. Died 22 September 2015 at the 64th year of life from lung cancer.

"Ivan Dvorny born and started playing basketball in Omsk. I walked in my footsteps through the "Uralmash", where he was for the supervision of Leningrad "Spartacus" Kondrashin. Petrovich worked great selection, especially actively combing through Siberia and even the province. Later, the latest generation of large Soviet players - Mikhailov, Kisurin, Fetisov - also passed through the famous kondrashinsky sportinternat.

With the growth of 210 cm and a purely "handball" figure, enough restraint, without a throw, Dvorny was a classic number five. He had been taught to push back the shield and perform simple "polukryuk" that allowed him to leave in "Spartacus" to replace Sasha Belov, who, despite his phenomenal jumping ability, with the growth of 201 cm was still the ideal number four, but not pivot.

Around the same role he played Ivan in Munich. At the start, he came, if I'm not mistaken, in two games - in the first game of the group stage against Senegal in the last - with Yugoslavia. In other cases, a substitute, giving rest Belov. In the final game at the site did not show up. " Sergey Belov

Forward Anatoly Polivoda in 1973 after leaving because of an injury playground, a teacher at the Kiev Institute of Physical Education in the department of sports, a construction company, headed by Sergei Kovalenko. Now he is a pensioner, an invalid of the second group. He lives in Kiev.

"In 1967, after the World Cup he just 40 minutes of the match played for the national team of Ukraine in the Games of the peoples of the USSR, and then in the same mode in the autumn European Championship. Only for the final match of the tournament it happened "incredible" - Tolia said, "Guys, I can no longer play."

Few people know the true worth of what Polivoda give it a success. The fact that a child was sick Toll epilepsy, and enormous load transferred to them in the 19-20 years of age are likely to further provoked the disease. After 1968 he began to fall right in training, we have learned to help him overcome the attacks.

Because of the disease Toll afraid of flying, where logistics allow, I moved only by train. During the flights, which could not be avoided (eg overseas), the guy all the time spent standing in the air! In Mexico, he was getting on the chaise, I flew almost daily. In Munich I went early on a train.

Gradually, the disease began to go into decline, and Polivoda doterpel until 1972. Of course, included in the Olympic team, he was not the same, that of 5 years ago. On the platform he was leaving mostly in minor matches, but still helped the team as failed. Now, as far as I know, Anatoly calm enough, though not without domestic turmoil, he lives in his native Ukraine. "

Sergey Belov

Sergei Garmash played chairman "of the Sports Committee of the USSR" Sergei Pavlov.

Alex Malashkin played the role of the great Alexander Gomelsky, that 18 January 2018 would be 90 years old.

Natalia played Kurdyubova TV commentator Nina Eremin (1933-2016). We felt that the voice and tone of the actress were very similar to those that were in Eremina in a real match. Nina was a world champion in basketball, but comment on the matches start in 1961, and all on account of its four Olympics. In 1960 at the European Championships Eremina decided the outcome of the match at the last moment - three seconds before the end of the game with the Bulgarian national team has thrown the ball, which brought Soviet athletes title.

"But due to the wave of Soviet nostalgia Nakata does not hurt to remind you that for the victory of the champions received 1000 doychmarok that time was approximately 300 dollars. To earn, basketball, as well as all the other athletes have been abroad, they had to engage in smuggling. Olympic champion in '72 Anatoly Polivoda says: "In the furniture or car, we earned that brought goods from abroad and sold in the Soviet Union. Then we were popular bolonevye raincoats - 50, 60, 80 rubles. So I earned his 21 th "Volga", which cost 5500, but I was not a rich athlete. I was ashamed to sell, and I tried to give all the intermediaries. And abroad, we took basically cameras and black caviar. "

Alexander Belov, whose throw to the last second of the Soviet Union brought the historic victory in 1972, was caught at the border when going for the next competition with icons. "A scandal broke out, there were even articles in the national press. Belov was stripped of the title of Honored Master of Sports, scholarships. He was taken out of the national team and the composition of "Spartacus." Scandal and separation from the basketball dealt a heavy blow to the athlete, "- writes in Wikipedia. At age 26, Alexander Belov died. Shortly before the incident on the border of his NBA team drafted, but leave to the United States to the Soviet athlete was utopia.

Of the twelve players of the legendary USSR basketball team alive today only five. Of the 12 Americans - 11 ".

General Director Dmitry Sports.ru Navosha

Another quote is indicative of the level of life of the Soviet basketball players is taken from an interview Alzhan Zharmuhamedova.

- Quote: "Zharmukhamedov first hit the virgin ignorance in matters of personal hygiene. "Standing in the corner of the" socks - his case. " - Well, well, come in large numbers limit ... I lived in a room with Volodya Andreev, complaints have been heard from him. It is today the players took off form in the locker room - the morning wore neat. We washed everything ourselves. And socks ... In the Union to buy them was difficult. So after the tournament, burning with shame, begged the Americans, the Italians.

- Are you seriously?

- It seems to savagery, but in those years was in the order of things. They threw socks, sneakers, and we picked up - and a long time to play them. Shame! What is there to do? For example, in Tashkent get sneakers 49th size was unreal. The stores responded: "no such thing". And the coach ordered for me in a shoe factory boots without a heel.

- They played?

- Yes. When the sole has worn off, I lay a piece of cardboard. And in Europe, instead, to prepare for the match, we were worn with tongues lolling out, vtyuhivaya caviar, lenses "Helios-44" nesting dolls. Oh, how disgusting to remember! Ashamed of themselves and their country. First trip abroad in general has caused me a shock. Come to Bulgaria started with - and then Italy. Shop moved with his mouth open. When my mother shared his impressions, she cried: "Son, I have always lived - and that she had seen? The civil war, devastation, hunger. The Great Patriotic War, devastation, hunger ... "

Interview Alzhan Zharmuhamedova "Sport-Express"