The Great Sports Documentaries

The Great Sports Documentaries
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9781476630489
ISBN-13 : 1476630488
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Book Synopsis The Great Sports Documentaries by : Michael Peters

Download or read book The Great Sports Documentaries written by Michael Peters and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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