The Great Sports Documentaries: 100+ Award Winning Films

by Michael Peters

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669597
• ISBN13: 9781476669595
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher