The Last Gladiators
Some fights never end
2012•1h 34m•6.9/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
6.9/10(28)
In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the "goon". Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price. Exploring the violent world of hockey fights, Academy Award winner Alex Gibney ("Taxi to the Dark Side") looks at the world of the NHL enforcers and specifically the career of Chris "Knuckles" Nilan who helped the Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup.
Production
Jigsaw Productions, Locomotion Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
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Cast
Donald Brashear
Self
Marty McSorley
Self
Chris Nilan
Self
Paul Schantz
Self
Bob Probert
Self
Tony Twist
Self
Lyndon Byers
Self
Guy Carbonneau
Self
Serge Savard
Self
Todd Ewen
Self
Stan Fischler
Self
Bob Gainey
Self
Mark Napier
Self
Bob Sweeney
Self
Craig Janney
Self
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