The Great Sports Documentaries

100+ Award Winning Films

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by Michael Peters

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Genre > Documentary

Keywords

documentary, sports, United States

Publishing date

2017

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 210 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-6959-5

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Book Presentation:
 Sports and competition have been film subjects since the dawn of the medium. Olympic sports documentaries have been around nearly as long as the games themselves; films about surfing, boxing, roller derby, motorcycle racing and bodybuilding were theatrical successes during the 1960s and 1970s.

The author surveys the history of the sports documentary subgenre, covering more than 100 award-winning films of 40+ different competitions, from traditional team sports to dogsled racing to ballroom dancing.

About the Author:
Michael Peters works in the education field and lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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