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Director David Anspaugh and writer-producer Angelo
Pizzo are making "The Game of Their Lives," about
the famous 1950 world cup victory by the amateur American
team over mighty England.
The movie, slated for release next year, focuses on
five players in the starting lineup from St. Louis,
among them Harry Keough and Frank Borghi.
That tournament in Brazil was the last World Cup appearance
for the Americans until 1990, and still is considered
by many to be the greatest in the history of U.S.
soccer.
Actor Zachery Ty Bryan - who plays Keough in the film
- said the movie has given him a greater appreciation
for what athletes had to do in 1950 to reach World
Cup play.
"The game wasn't (at the time) part of our culture
like it was in other countries," Bryan said.
The original players and their families hope the movie
will help others realize just what it was like for
the U.S. World Cup players.
"These guys came home to no fanfare 50 years ago,"
said Borghi's daughter, Bette. "And who would have
thought this would happen 50 years later? It's kind
of like divine justice."
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