Film·1997·1h 25m

Sports on the Silver Screen

Documentary

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.

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Cast

12 credited

Liev Schreiber
Liev SchreiberSelf - Narrator (voice)
John G. Avildsen
John G. AvildsenSelf (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall
Lauren BacallSelf (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey BogartSelf (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
Robert Chartoff
Robert ChartoffSelf (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper
Jackie CooperSelf (archive footage)
Billy Crystal
Billy CrystalSelf (archive footage)
Tony Danza
Tony DanzaSelf (archive footage)
Ruby Dee
Ruby DeeSelf (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey
Jack DempseySelf (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Walt DisneySelf (archive footage)

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