The Comrades of Summer

The Comrades of Summer

90 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1992

To teach a team of Russian wanna-be baseball players the finer points of the all-American game is no easy task, but for a grudgingly resentful, recently fired baseball manager from the States, the task is formidable. In fact, there are many times when he considers chucking the whole thing and going back home and forgetting baseball entirely. But he perseveres... to the point where he finally believes that his players may be good enough to represent the Soviet Union in the upcoming Olympics in America. However, performing in this Country under such pressures not only shows these Russian players something about themselves, it also makes their American manager aware of something rather special about himself, as well.

The Comrades of Summer

90 mins | Comedy, TV Movie | Jan. 1, 1992

The Comrades of Summer
To teach a team of Russian wanna-be baseball players the finer points of the all-American game is no easy task, but for a grudgingly resentful, recently fired baseball manager from the States, the task is formidable. In fact, there are many times when he considers chucking the whole thing and going back home and forgetting baseball entirely. But he perseveres... to the point where he finally believes that his players may be good enough to represent the Soviet Union in the upcoming Olympics in America. However, performing in this Country under such pressures not only shows these Russian players something about themselves, it also makes their American manager aware of something rather special about himself, as well.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers
Original title The Comrades of Summer
Directors Tommy Lee Wallace
Writers Robert Rodat

Cast

Joe Mantegna

as Sparky

Natalya Negoda

as Tanya

Michael Lerner

as George

Mark Rolston

as Voronov

John Fleck

as Milov

Ian Tracey

as Andy

Jay Brazeau

as Tom

Dwight Koss

as Jack

David Berner

as Director

Garry Chalk

as Ump

Roark Critchlow

as Petra

Mitchell Davies

as Igor

Todd Duckworth

as Leonid

Grant Forster

as Vasily

Jano Frandsen

as Meyers

John Gilbert

as Dolonov

David L. Gordon

as Scoop Reporter

Doc Harris

as Bud

Ken Kirzinger

as Ivan

Kim Kondrashoff

as Nikita

Jim Lampley

as Radio Announcer

Michael Levykh

as Leather Worker

David Lewis

as Marine Pitcher

David Lovgren

as Sasha

Celia-Louise Martin

as Media Maven

Sharlene Martin

as Connie

Gary Moten

as Ortega

Gerry Nairn

as Mike

Gerry Bean

as Hamill

Laurie Paton

as Cynthia

Roman Podhora

as Vlad

Wren Roberts

as "Jarhead"

Raimund Stamm

as Russian Ump

Don Thompson

as Media Moe

Ken Tremblett

as Jones