The Great Sports Documentaries
100+ Award Winning Films
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:27th Dec '17
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
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.
“there’s a welcome freshness to The Great Sports Documentaries. This work stands out in its accessible approach to criticism and in directing attention towards a neglected type of documentary”—Film International.
ISBN: 9781476669595
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
Weight: 277g
210 pages