Legend nº17 is a 2013 Russian biopic film directed by Nikolai Lebedev starring Danila Kozlovsky as Valeri Kharlamov and Oleg Menshikov as Anatoliy Tarasov. It was produced by Trite Studio. The film is based on real events and tells of the rise to fame of the Soviet hockey player Valeri Kharlamov and about the first match of the Summit Series USSR — Canada 1972. The film was awarded with six Golden Eagle, including as the best Russian film of the year. The filmmakers received the State Prize of the Russian Federation for the year 2013 in 2014.The movie has been described as a personal favourite of Vladimir Putin. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_%E2%84%96_17 Biopic of Russian ice hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov from early childhood, rising to the pinnacle of the sport and his untimely death. Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2182001/ K: “Legend 17” is an inspiring and "spiritualized" film about a legend, ice hockey forward “little ...