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The Last Season

The Last Season

1986Movie⏱️ 2h 25m
DramaSport
5.5
IMDB Rating
29 votes

Presented as a TV news investigation report, it follows some episodes of a pro hockey player, Felix Batterinsky, from his troubled teen years as a junior hockey leaguer in rural Ontario, to his actual coaching job in Finland. Howe...

Director
Allan King
Writers
Roy MacGregor, Peter Lower
Stars
Paul Horruzey, Eric Peterson, Bernard Hopkins
Release Date
December 31, 1986
Language
English
Country
Canada
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Paul Horruzey
as Young Felix
Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson
as Father Schula
👤
Bernard Hopkins
as Ignace Batterinski
John Colicos
John Colicos
as Walter Batterinski
👤
Deborah Cass
as Batcha Batterinski
👤
Neil Munro
as Matt Keening
Booth Savage
Booth Savage
as Felix Batterinski
👤
Taneli Mäkelä
as Timo Leppänen
👤
Johan Storgård
as Matti Tammila
👤
Ilkka Kylävaara
as Erkki Sundstrom

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Finland
Production
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

🏷️ Keywords

hockeyindependent film

🎯 Categories

DramaSport

💡 Did You Know?

Due to limited ice capacity in March 1986 in the Helsinki Ice Hall (Finnish: Helsingin jäähalli), the hockey sequences in Finland were shot at night. Actor Taneli Mäkelä did the theatre play "Finlandia" at Ryhmäteatteri at the same time. In the film, Mäkelä plays for the fictional hockey team "Tapiolan Hauki".

📖 Synopsis

Presented as a TV news investigation report, it follows some episodes of a pro hockey player, Felix Batterinsky, from his troubled teen years as a junior hockey leaguer in rural Ontario, to his actual coaching job in Finland. Howe...