Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

★ 10.0 1h 25m IMDb
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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.

Sports on the Silver Screen

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Cast

Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber as Self - Narrator (voice) Age 58 · San Francisco, California, USA Isaac Liev Schreiber (/ˈliːɛv ˈʃraɪbər/ LEE-ev SHRY-bər; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award and nominations for nine Primetime Emmy...
John G. Avildsen
John G. Avildsen as Self (archive footage) Died 2017 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1977 for Rocky. Other films he directed include Joe, Save the T...
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall as Self (archive footage) Died 2014 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske; September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014) was an American actress known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks. She...
Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart as Self (archive footage) Died 1957 · New York City, New York, USA Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 – January 14, 1957), nicknamed Bogie, was an American actor. His performances in Classical Hollywood films made him an American cultural icon. In 1999, the...
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin as Self (archive footage) Died 1977 · Walworth, London, England, UK Charles “Charlie” Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) was an English comic actor, film director and composer best-known for his work during the silent film era. He used mime, slapstick and ot...
Robert Chartoff
Robert Chartoff as Self (archive footage) Died 2015 · New York, New York, U.S.
Cast Liev Schreiber, John G. Avildsen, Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, Charlie Chaplin, Robert Chartoff, Jackie Cooper, Billy Crystal, Tony Danza, Ruby Dee

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