Legend No. 17
Apr 17 2013
•2h 14m
•Drama
Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death
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Danila Kozlovsky
Kharlamov
Oleg Menshikov
Tarasov
Vladimir Menshov
Balashov
Roman Madyanov
Alpher
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