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  • TV Movie | 120 min | Sport
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2008)
TV Movie | 120 min | Sport

The 1958 National Football League championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants is known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". It was the first (and only) professional football title game to ever result in an overtime...See moreThe 1958 National Football League championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants is known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played". It was the first (and only) professional football title game to ever result in an overtime, featured 17 men who were ultimately inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and included wild swings of momentum and the Colts execution of their two-minute drill to tie the game in the closing seconds of regulation time. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, ESPN films paired eleven of the games participants with current players from the Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants to compare the nature of the sport 50 years later, as well as sportscasters, reporters, photographers, spectators, cheerleaders, majorettes and marching band members who contributed their reminiscences. Written by David Bassler See less
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73 cast members
Name Known for
Chris Berman
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Neil Leifer
Self - 1958 NFL Championship Photographer Self - 1958 NFL Championship Photographer   See fewer
Dave Anderson
Self - New York Times Reporter Self - New York Times Reporter   See fewer
William Gildea
Self - Author (as Bill Gildea) Self - Author (as Bill Gildea)   See fewer
Barry Levinson
Self - Baltimore Native Self - Baltimore Native   See fewer
Mike Tirico
Self - ESPN NFL Broadcaster Self - ESPN NFL Broadcaster   See fewer
Bob Wolff
Self - Broadcaster Self - Broadcaster   See fewer
Art Donovan
Self - Colts Defensive Tackle 1958 Self - Colts Defensive Tackle 1958   See fewer
Michael Strahan
Self - Giants Defensive End 2008 Self - Giants Defensive End 2008   See fewer
Tony Dungy
Self - Colts Coach 2006 Self - Colts Coach 2006   See fewer
Raymond Berry
Self - Colts Wide Receiver 1958 Self - Colts Wide Receiver 1958   See fewer
Michael Smith
Self - ESPN NFL Reporter Self - ESPN NFL Reporter   See fewer
Jim Mutscheller
Self - Colts Receiver 1958 Self - Colts Receiver 1958   See fewer
Antonio Pierce
Self - Giants Linebacker 2007 Self - Giants Linebacker 2007   See fewer
Dwight Freeney
Self - Colts Defensive End 2006 Self - Colts Defensive End 2006   See fewer
Alex Sandusky
Self - Colts Offensive Lineman 1958 Self - Colts Offensive Lineman 1958   See fewer
Lenny Moore
Self - Colts Running Back 1958 Self - Colts Running Back 1958   See fewer
Brandon Jacobs
Self - Giants Running Back 2007 Self - Giants Running Back 2007   See fewer
Frank Gifford
Self - Giants Running Back 1958 Self - Giants Running Back 1958   See fewer
Gino Marchetti
Self - Colts Defensive End 1958 Self - Colts Defensive End 1958   See fewer
Tom Coughlin
Self - Giants Coach 2007 Self - Giants Coach 2007   See fewer
Adam Vinatieri
Self - Colts Placekicker 2006 Self - Colts Placekicker 2006   See fewer
Pat Summerall
Self - Giants Placekicker 1958 Self - Giants Placekicker 1958   See fewer
Roosevelt Grier
Self - Giants Defensive Tackle 1958 (as Rosey Grier) Self - Giants Defensive Tackle 1958 (as Rosey Grier)   See fewer
Chris Snee
Self - Colts Offensive Lineman 2006 Self - Colts Offensive Lineman 2006   See fewer
Al Barry
Self - Giants Offensive Lineman 1958 Self - Giants Offensive Lineman 1958   See fewer
Steve Smith
Self - Giants Wide Receiver 2007 Self - Giants Wide Receiver 2007   See fewer
Lindon Crow
Self - Giants Cornerback 1958 Self - Giants Cornerback 1958   See fewer
Bill Miller
Self - Colts Marching Band Trombonist Self - Colts Marching Band Trombonist   See fewer
Rosemary Stafford Baldwin
Self - Colts Cheerleader Self - Colts Cheerleader   See fewer
Danny O'Toole
Self - Colts Marching Band Drummer Self - Colts Marching Band Drummer   See fewer
Marge Schmidt
Self - Colts Majorette Self - Colts Majorette   See fewer
Doris Schmidt
Self - Colts Majorette Self - Colts Majorette   See fewer
Alan Ameche
Self - Colts Fullback (archive footage) Self - Colts Fullback (archive footage)   See fewer
Ordell Braase
Self - Colts Defensive End (archive footage) Self - Colts Defensive End (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Brown
Self - Colts Punter (archive footage) Self - Colts Punter (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Chandler
Self - Giants Punter (archive footage) Self - Giants Punter (archive footage)   See fewer
Baltimore Colts
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlie Conerly
Self - Giants Quarterback (archive footage) Self - Giants Quarterback (archive footage)   See fewer
L.G. Dupre
Self - Colts Halfback (archive footage) Self - Colts Halfback (archive footage)   See fewer
Weeb Ewbank
Self - Colts Head Coach (archive footage) Self - Colts Head Coach (archive footage)   See fewer
Marvin Harrison
Self - Colts Wide Receiver, 2006 (archive footage) Self - Colts Wide Receiver, 2006 (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Heinrich
Self - Giants Quarterback (archive footage) Self - Giants Quarterback (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Lee Howell
Self - Giants Head Coach (archive footage) Self - Giants Head Coach (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Huff
Self - Giants Middle Linebacker (archive footage) Self - Giants Middle Linebacker (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Karilivacz
Self - Gaints Defensive Back (archive footage) Self - Gaints Defensive Back (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil King
Self - Giants Running Back (archive footage) Self - Giants Running Back (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Landry
Self - Giants Defensive Coordinator (archive footage) Self - Giants Defensive Coordinator (archive footage)   See fewer
Gene 'Big Daddy' Lipscomb
Self - Colts Right Defensive Tackle (archive footage) Self - Colts Right Defensive Tackle (archive footage)   See fewer
Vincent Lombardi
Self - Giants Offensive Coordinator (archive footage) (as Vince Lombardi) Self - Giants Offensive Coordinator (archive footage) (as Vince Lombardi)   See fewer
Peyton Manning
Self - Colts Quarterback, 2006 (archive footage) Self - Colts Quarterback, 2006 (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Maynard
Self - Giants Kickoff Returner (archive footage) Self - Giants Kickoff Returner (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Modzelewski
Self - Giants Left Defensive Tackle (archive footage) Self - Giants Left Defensive Tackle (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Myhra
Self - Colts Kicker (archive footage) Self - Colts Kicker (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Nelson
Self - Colts Defensive Back (archive footage) Self - Colts Defensive Back (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Parker
Self - Colts Left Offensive Tackle (archive footage) Self - Colts Left Offensive Tackle (archive footage)   See fewer
Bert Rechichar
Self - Colts Kicker (archive footage) Self - Colts Kicker (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Robustelli
Self - Giants Right Defensive End (archive footage) Self - Giants Right Defensive End (archive footage)   See fewer
Carroll Rosenbloom
Self - Colts Owner (archive footage) Self - Colts Owner (archive footage)   See fewer
Kyle Rote
Self - Giants Left Offensive End (archive footage) Self - Giants Left Offensive End (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Schnelker
Self - Giants Right Offensive End (archive footage) Self - Giants Right Offensive End (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Shinnick
Self - Colts Right Linebacker (archive footage) Self - Colts Right Linebacker (archive footage)   See fewer
Jackie Simpson
Self - Colts Punt Returner (archive footage) Self - Colts Punt Returner (archive footage)   See fewer
Hank Stram
Self - Chiefs Head Coach, 1966 (archive footage) Self - Chiefs Head Coach, 1966 (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Taseff
Self - Colts Punt Returner (archive footage) Self - Colts Punt Returner (archive footage)   See fewer
New York Giants Football Team
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Mel Triplett
Self - Giants Fullback (archive footage) Self - Giants Fullback (archive footage)   See fewer
Johnny Unitas
Self - Colts Quarterback (archive footage) Self - Colts Quarterback (archive footage)   See fewer
Alex Webster
Self - Giants Right Halfback (archive footage) Self - Giants Right Halfback (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brady
Self - Patriots Quarterback, 2007 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Patriots Quarterback, 2007 (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Rosey Brown
Self - Giants Left Offensive Tackle (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Giants Left Offensive Tackle (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Namath
Self - Jets Quarterback, 1969 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Jets Quarterback, 1969 (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harland Svare
Self - Giants Right Linebacker (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Giants Right Linebacker (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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