| Executive Producers |
Jim Benson
Paulette Douglas
Steve Whisnant
Sports Illustrated
World T.E.A.M. Sports
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| Producers |
Jerry Blumenthal
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Kartemquin Films
Long Shot Films
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| Co-Producer |
Adam Singer
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| Directors |
Jerry Blumenthal
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
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| Narrator |
Joe Mantegna
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| Directors of Photography |
Peter Gilbert
Gordon Quinn
Tran Le Tien
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| Editors |
David E. Simpson
Jan Sutcliff
Sharon Karp
Bob Schneiger
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| Additional Editors |
Leslie Simmer
Frederick Steim
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| Music |
Ben Sidran
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| Technical Advisor |
Jim Morrissette
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| Sound |
Jerry Blumenthal
Jim Fetterley
Adam Singer
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The last American officials were airlifted out of Vietnam from the embassy roof in Saigon in 1975. Most have never returned. In 1998, World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports organized a 16-day, 1100 mile bicycle expedition through once war-torn Northern and Southern Vietnam. A non-profit organization that focuses on events for the disabled, World T.E.A.M. Sports drew an array of veterans from the U.S. and Vietnam, as well as celebrity riders like Greg La Monde and Senator John Kerry. Those without use of their legs used special hand-powered bikes, while blind riders pedaled from the back of tandem bikes. What is immediately apparent on the veterans’ arrival in Vietnam is that their biggest handicaps are the ghosts of their pasts. Past enemies ride as one team in peace across a landscape they once killed to stay alive on. Much more than a race, the ride is an exorcism; the real finish line is the painful emotional confrontation each must make alone along the way.