Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

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. more

Writing:
  • Frank Deford
  • Leslie D. Farrell

Stars:
Release Date: 1997-03-16
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  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 85

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Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Self (archive footage)
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreibe...
Self - Narrator (voice)
Marv Albert
Marv Albert
Self (archive footage)
John G. Avildsen
John G. Avild...
Self (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Boga...
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chapl...
Self (archive footage)
Robert Chartoff
Robert Charto...
Self (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper
Self (archive footage)
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Self (archive footage)
Tony Danza
Tony Danza
Self (archive footage)
Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Self (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eis...
Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldbe...
Self (archive footage)
Harold 'Red' Grange
Harold 'Red'...
Self (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Self (archive footage)
Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
Self (archive footage)
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jo...
Self (archive footage)
Danny Kaye
Danny Kaye
Self (archive footage)
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinso...
Self (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Self (archive footage)
Pat Morita
Pat Morita
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne
Self (archive footage)
Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth
Self (archive footage)
Budd Schulberg
Budd Schulber...
Self (archive footage)
Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Self (archive footage)
Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Self (archive footage)
Ron Shelton
Ron Shelton
Self (archive footage)
Gene Tunney
Gene Tunney
Self (archive footage)
Irwin Winkler
Irwin Winkler
Self (archive footage)
Robert Wuhl
Robert Wuhl
Self (archive footage)
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