The 1972 Olympic men's basketball final, in which Team USA suffered their first ever loss in Games competition, was one of the most controversial events in the history of both the Olympics and basketball.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Liev SchreiberNarrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) |
 Bud GreenspanSelf | Self |
| JJim McKaySelf | Self |
 Frank GiffordSelf | Self |
| RRobert EdelmanSelf | Self |
 Evgeny RubinSelf | Self |
| BBela BaramSelf | Self |
| AAlexander GomelskySelf | Self |
 Ivan EdeshkoSelf | Self |
| BBob RyanSelf | Self |
| SSergei BaskinSelf | Self |
| AAlexander BelovSelf | Self |
| AAleksandr BoloshevSelf | Self |
 Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Leonid BrezhnevSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Julius ErvingSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Bill RussellSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |