Kevin raffertys documentary harvard beats yale 2929 looks at this historic 1968 matchup between those two longtime college football rivals. Harvard beats yale 2929 by barry wilner, ken rappoport. Twas 20 years ago when harvard beat yale, 2929 sports. A look back at the men who led harvard to beat yale, 2929. Despite this, yale, ranked 16th in the nation, was the heavy favorite. Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 in november 1968, undefeated ivy league football teams from harvard and yale square off in a historic game in which yale led 29 with 42 seconds left on the clock. The year is 1968 and harvard and yales teams are both undefeated. Kevin raffertys documentary harvard beats yale 29 29 looks at this historic 1968 matchup between those two longtime college football rivals. Nov 19, 2008 harvard beats yale 2929 marks a particular 40th anniversarynot richard nixons election, but the scarcely less astonishing event that occurred a few weeks later in cambridge, massachusetts. Harvard beats yale 2929 is filmmaker kevin raffertys the atomic cafe acclaimed documentary depicting one of the most legendary games in the history of sports. Many recall that years edition of this annual grudge. With viet nam raging, nixon in the white house, and issues from civil rights to womens lib dividing the.
Harvard beats yale 29 29, a mosaic of storytelling told by former collegelevel gridiron athletes, pieces together the remarkable story of a fateful 1968 match between the titular ivy league teams. Now, in this compelling and unique new book, rafferty intercuts photos of the game and. When harvard beat yale 2929 news the harvard crimson. This and nineteen other improbable comebacks are the subjects. Rent harvard beats yale 2929 2008 on dvd and bluray. The game ended in a 2929 tie after harvard made what is considered a miraculous lastmoment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie the. The game has been called the most famous football game in ivy league history.
Harvard beats yale 29 29 2008 in november 1968, undefeated ivy league football teams from harvard and yale square off in a historic game in which yale led 29 with 42 seconds left on the clock. With don gillis, bruce freeman, ted skowronski, ted livingston. Harvard beats yale 2929 is a 2008 documentary film by kevin rafferty, covering the 1968 meeting between the football teams of yale and harvard in their storied rivalry. Copresented with hamptons international film festival note. In fact, harvard beats yale 2929 comes from the most famous headline in the history of harvards undergraduate newspaper the crimson. Thats also the title of a documentary film by kevin rafferty that was an unlikely hit at the recent toronto film festival, not the kind of event where people tend to get carried away by oldtime ivy league football. It occurred 40 years ago this sunday, when harvard made such a jawdropping comeback scoring. It is also a movie about the political and social turmoil of the 1960s.
Oct 15, 2009 now, in this compelling and unique new book, rafferty intercuts photos of the game and trudeaus original drawings with the hilarious and suspenseful recollections of the fifty players to create a stunning account of one of the most famous games of all time. Harvard beats yale 29 29 is a 2008 documentary film by kevin rafferty, covering the 1968 meeting between the football teams of yale and harvard in their storied rivalry. Harvard beats yale 2929 wraps up the boomer era the. Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 kevin rafferty synopsis. Rent harvard beats yale 2929 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd. The names may be familiar tommy lee jones and friends of al gore and george w.
Harvard beats yale 29 29, the student newspaper trumpeted after the ivy league rivals 1968 epic, and 40. Sep 21, 2007 yale football harvard beats yale 29 29 keith raffel correspondent i september 21, 2007 comments. Dec 18, 2012 copresented with hamptons international film festival note. Harvard was down 29 with less than a minute to play, but tied the score in a miracle finish that felt to most everyone in the stadium like. Harvard beats yale 29 29 is filmmaker kevin raffertys the atomic cafe acclaimed documentary depicting one of the most legendary games in the history of sports. Rent harvard beats yale 2929 2008 starring tommy lee jones and j. Most importantly, yaleeducated cartoonist gary tredeau based b. In the second half, yale got a little sloppy, but with less than a minute left they still led 29. Yale football harvard beats yale 2929 keith raffel correspondent i september 21, 2007 comments. Now, in this compelling and unique new book, rafferty intercuts photos of the game and trudeaus original drawings with the hilarious and suspenseful recollections of the fifty players to create a stunning account of one of the most famous games of all time. Harvard beats yale 29 29 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Harvard beats yale 2929 is no ordinary game story the.
After losing a 17point lead, the crimson scored the winning touchdown against yale with 55 seconds left to complete a 100 season, the 17th undefeated season in harvard football history. Harvard beats yale 2929 bleacher report latest news. Nov 20, 2014 a documentary, harvard beats yale 2929 was made about that game. Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game played by two undefeated teams from harvard and yale. Kevin rafferty is the director of the recently released documentary harvard beats yale 2929. But this winning doc also offers serious reflection on how events from our past continue to loom large in our lives as regrets still counted, as lessons learned, as triumphs that awe and amaze. It was almost 20 years ago that harvard and yale battled to a 29 29 tie in one of the most memorable and exciting college football games of all. The most famous football game in ivy league history the 1968 harvardyale game is brought to life in this exhilarating documentary featuring tommy lee jones. Harvard beats yale 2929 local legend brian dowling. But how did those players arrive at that moment, and where. The game, that most benign of 1968s many shockers, was the greatest moment in the harvardyale football rivalry.
The most famous football game in ivy league history the 1968 harvard yale game is brought to life in this exhilarating documentary featuring tommy lee jones. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Many recall that years edition of this annual grudge match as it was the first time in almost six decades that both schools were undefeated going into the game. Undefeated football teams from harvard and yale face off in 1968. Harvard had simply tied yale 2929 in the fourth quarter. Nov 19, 2008 no matter how storied or exciting, a football game is still just a football game. That quote comes near the climax of harvard beats yale 2929, which is a charming shoestring tackle of a film, a gritty twopoint conversion of a documentary, or whatever other football metaphor you prefer. Harvard beats yale 29 29 email linkedin twitter facebook relive the 1968 game in this compelling documentary by kevin rafferty 70, and be sure to make a gift during this years harvard yale challenge. Then it was as if time slowed down, and in just 42 seconds harvard somehow managed to score an improbable 16 points.
Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 the movie database tmdb. Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 cast and crew moviefone. Rafferty has had a long career as a documentarian, examing subjects as varied at atomic energy. Select a dvd or bluray bundle, the book and movie will be sent together. Harvard beats yale 2929 directed by kevin rafferty starring tommy lee jones, brian dowling, vic gatto, frank champi, j. The tie was a win for undefeated, but overmatched harvard, and plainly. Harvard beats yale 2929 is a 2008 documentary film by kevin rafferty, covering the 1968 meeting between the football teams of yale and harvard in their. Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 directed by kevin rafferty on november 23, 1968, yale and harvards undefeated football teams met in cambridge, with yale heavily favored. Mar 06, 2009 harvard beats yale 29 29 was the nonsensical headline from the harvard crimson of nov. Nov 18, 2011 harvard beats yale 2929 is a movie about football. A silicon valley mystery, takes us back to the days when ivy. Far from perfect, harvard ends impeccably against yale. Sep 09, 2015 harvard beats yale 29 29 2008 directed by kevin rafferty on november 23, 1968, yale and harvard s undefeated football teams met in cambridge, with yale heavily favored. Critically acclaimed documentary about the 1968 football game.
In november 1968, undefeated ivy league football teams from harvard and yale square off in a historic game in which yale led 29 with 42 seconds. The movie takes its title from a harvard crimson headline. The game ended in a 2929 tie after harvard made what is considered a miraculous lastmoment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie the game against a highly touted yale squad. That headline refers to what remains the most famous football game in ivy league history. Bill kutik 70, one of the crimson editors credited with running the headline, there was a general consensus. Harvard beats yale director recalls a respite in a time. Harvard beats yale 2929 was the nonsensical headline from the harvard crimson of nov. But also like man on wire, harvard beats yale takes its own significance as innate, and rarely strives. College gameday will be in cambridge for the harvard yale game this weekend. Harvard beats yale 2929 features yale alumni magazine. In the game of 1968, frank champi completed a touchdown pass to vic gatto, a play that would set up harvard s famous 2929 tie with yale.
Harvard football game was a college football game between the yale bulldogs and the harvard crimson, played on november 23, 1968. Harvard beats yale 2929, a mosaic of storytelling told by former collegelevel gridiron athletes, pieces together the remarkable story of a fateful 1968 match between the titular ivy league teams. Much like the recent remember when documentary man on wire, harvard beats yale 29 29 builds strong momentum in its home stretch, and sends the audience out on a high. Harvard beats yale, 2929 was the headline in the harvard crimson. Harvard beats yale 2929 email linkedin twitter facebook relive the 1968 game in this compelling documentary by kevin rafferty 70, and be sure to make a gift during this years harvardyale challenge. This book not only tells the story of one of the most historic and exciting college. Alison romans ny times column on temporary leave after comments about. Rent harvard beats yale 29 29 2008 starring tommy lee jones and j. But if we are being honest, it is a movie about football. Harvard beats yale 2929 friends with bush and gore. Steven rea of philadelphia inquirer wrote harvard beats yale 2929 is a comeback story, a classic underdog yarn.
It was almost 20 years ago that harvard and yale battled to a 2929 tie in one of the most memorable and exciting college football games of all. Harvard beats yale 2929 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Somebody at the crimson, with only one little word, had brilliantly captured the essence of the harvard football teams legendary comeback 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie yale in november 1968. Though yale was clearly the better team with toplevel talent of the brian dowling qb and calvin hill hb variety, and though the bulldogs dominated the first 56 minutes of play, harvard. In 1968 both harvard and yale entered their big game undefeated, the first time that had happened since 1909. Nov 21, 2008 kevin rafferty is the director of the recently released documentary harvard beats yale 2929. Many recall that years edition of this annual grudge match as it was the first time in almost six decades that both schools were undefeated going into the.
Harvard beats yale 2929 local legend brian dowling youtube. A documentary, harvard beats yale 2929 was made about that game. Filmmaker kevin rafferty takes viewers to 1968 to witness a legendary college football game and meet the people involved, interweaving actual gridiron footage with the players own reflections. Much like the recent remember when documentary man on wire, harvard beats yale 2929 builds strong momentum in its home stretch, and sends the audience out on a high.
Saga of the 2929 harvard beats yale headline harvard magazine. Its done on an obviously low, low, low budget, with the most basic lockeddown camera and the simplest of lighting and it works. Meanwhile, the underrated headline would be one that appeared wrong, but was deliciously right. Harvard beats yale 2929 anniversary moviebook bundle dvd. Harvard beats yale 2929 marks a particular 40th anniversarynot richard nixons election, but the scarcely less astonishing event that occurred a few weeks later in cambridge, massachusetts. But also like man on wire, harvard beats yale takes its own significance as innate, and rarely strives to be anything more than one long anecdote. Of course, it helps that rafferty a harvard man has a wild, unpredictable game to recount, with a heartstopping ending. When harvard came back from a 16point deficit with less than a minute to go to tie yale in their nowfamous 1968 gridiron tilt, the headline in the harvard crimson the following monda proudly boasted, harvard beats yale, 2929. Kevin rafferty, the director of harvard beats yale 29 29, opening today at the brattle, recognizes that what gives the game its enduring interest and what, in turn, makes his documentary so engaging is the way it ramifies in other contexts. Bush are among the interviewees, but their views on the games place in the turbulent history of the 1960s college scene. Harvards pete varney catches the twopoint conversion that brought the score to 2929. Harvard s pete varney catches the twopoint conversion that brought the score to 29 29. An incredible true story that unfolds like a ripping good yarn with an uproarious, impossible hollywood ending andrew ohehir, salon, harvard beats yale 2929 is filmmaker kevin raffertys the atomic cafe acclaimed documentary depicting one of the most legendary games in the history of sports. Harvard beats yale 2929, the student newspaper trumpeted after the.
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