Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

Name: Sports on the Silver Screen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1997-03-16
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 9
Cast: Liev Schreiber, John G. Avildsen, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin

Sports on the Silver Screen (1997), starring Liev Schreiber and John G. Avildsen.

03/16/1997 BR Documentary 1h 25m

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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.

David SalamoneEditing
Leslie D. FarrellProducer, Writer
Frank DefordWriter

Trivia

It premiered on March 16, 1997, a Sunday.
It runs 1h25 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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David Salamone Editing
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Frank Deford Writer
Leslie D. Farrell Writer

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What is Sports on the Silver Screen about?

Sports on the Silver Screen: 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 t…

Who stars in Sports on the Silver Screen?

The cast of Sports on the Silver Screen includes Liev Schreiber, John G. Avildsen, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart and Charlie Chaplin.

How long is Sports on the Silver Screen?

Sports on the Silver Screen runs for 85 minutes, or 1h25.