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Sports Film Festival
The movies selected for this Sports Film Festival include dramatic feature films, documentary
shorts & features, and video & DVD box set collections, plus a few books on the subject.
(For purposes of this page, war is not a sport, love is not a sport, gambling is not a sport ...
And there are just not a lot of movies about ice skating, martial arts (as a sport), fishing, cricket ... )
Sports Movie Collections
 | "Game Night Collection" DVD box set [2007]
includes "The Bad News Bears" [1976] starring Walter Matthau; "The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" [1977]; "The Bad News Bears Go To Japan" [1978] starring Tony Curtis; "The Bad News Bears" remake [2005] starring Billy Bob Thornton; "Bang The Drum Slowly" [1973]; "Fear Strikes Out" [1957]; "Hard Ball" [2001]; "Major League" [1989]; and "Talent For The Game" [1991] starring Edward James Olmos Paramount color DVD set [9/2007] 9 disks for $62.99 |
 | "Classic Cartoon Favorites, Volume 5: Extreme Sports Fun" [2005]
Disney Home Ent. color DVD [5/2005] for $13.49 contains eight sports-themed cartoon shorts for the whole family: "Canine Caddy" [1941] starring Mickey Mouse & Pluto; "Double Dribble" [1946] starring Goofy; "Goofy Gymnastics" [1949]; "The Hockey Champ" [1939] starring Donald Duck, with Huey, Duey & Louie; "How To Play Baseball" [1942] starring Goofy; Oscar-nominated "How To Play Football" [1944] starring Goofy; "Mickey’s Polo Team" [1936] starring Mickey, Donald & Goofy; and "Tennis Racquet" [1949] starring Goofy, with narration by Doodles Weaver |
Links
Professional Sports category posters at AllPosters.com
Auto Racing Movies
"Bobby Deerfield" [1977] starring Al Pacino /tt0075774/
"Breakthrough Racing" documentary
"Burn 'Em Up O'Connor" [1939] /tt0031127/
"The Crowd Roars" [1932] Directed by Howard Hawks /tt0022792/
"Days of Thunder [1990] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099371/
"Genevieve [1953] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045808/
"Grand Prix" [1966] by John Frankenheimer /tt0060472/
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Grand-Prix-James-Garner/dp/B0000B1ODD/
"Greased Lightning [1977] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076106/
"Indianapolis Speedway" [1939] remake of 1932 "The Crowd Roars" /tt0031482/
"The Last American Hero" [1973] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070287/
"Le Mans" [1971] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067334/
"The Racers" [1955] http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0048531/
"Rebel Without A Cause" [1955] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048545/
"To Please A Lady" [1950] starring Clark Gable & Barbara Stanwyck /tt0043052/
"Winning"[1969] starring Paul Newman /tt0065215/
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Winning-Posters_i936973_.htm
Baseball Movies
http://us.imdb.com/List?tv=on&&keywords=baseball&&heading=19;baseball > lists 317 (11/M3)
Professional Baseball category posters at AllPosters.com
http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Baseball-Baseballs-Witnessed-Newsreels/dp/0385518862/
http://www.amazon.com/Baseball-Movies-Comprehensive-Reference-1915-1991/dp/0899506577/
"A League of Their Own" [1992] w/Geena Davis & Madonna /tt0104694/
"A League of Their Own" 27-minute documentary [1987] /tt0347390/
"A League of Their Own" [1993 TV series] /tt0106055/
"A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story" [1978 TV]
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0077870/
"Angels In The Outfield" [1951] /tt0043286/
named by Pres Eisenhower as his favorite film
"Angels In The Outfield" remake [1994] /tt0109127/
"Angels In The Endzone" [1997 TV] = football?
"Angels In The Infield" [2000 TV]
"The Babe" [1995] /tt0103747/
http://www.amazon.com/Babe-John-Goodman/dp/B00009AOAX/
"Babe Comes Home" [1927] /tt0017652/
"Babe Ruth: The Life Behind The Legend" [1998] /tt0166497/
http://www.amazon.com/Babe-Ruth-Life-Behind-Legend/dp/B00005Y6YH/
"Babe Ruth" [1991 TV]
"The Bad News Bears" [1976] /tt0074174/
"The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training" [1977] /tt0075718/
"The Bad News Bears Go to Japan" [1978] /tt0077199/
"The Bad News Bears" [1979 TV series] /tt0078566/
"The Bad News Bears" remake [2005] /tt0408524/
"Bang The Drum Slowly" [1973] /tt0069765/
http://www.amazon.com/Bang-Drum-Slowly-Michael-Moriarty/dp/B00007LP8K/
"Ken Burns's Baseball" mini-series
[WETA/P.B.S. Sept 1994]
 | 9 two-hour episodes; the nine 'innings' titles are "Our Game", "Something Like A War", "The Faith of Fifty Million People", "A National Heirloom", "Shadow Ball", "The National Pastime", "The Capital of Baseball", "A Whole New Ball Game", and "Home" – the 10th disk is called "Extra Innings";
Produced, written & directed by Ken Burns; narrated by Aidan Quinn; won Emmy for Outstanding Informational Series
P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color DVD [10/2000] 10 disks - out of prodn/used P.B.S. Home Video b&w/color VHS [4/95] 9 tapes - out of prodn/used Nonesuch soundtrack CD [6/94] 31 tracks for $18.98 full credits at IMDb • P.B.S. official site |
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"Baseball: An Illustrated History" [1994] by Geoffrey C. Ward & Ken Burns Knopf 10½x9 pb [8/96] for $29.70 Knopf 11x9½ {5.2 pounds} hardcover [9/94] for $47.25 10¾x9¼ library hardcover [undated] for $54.00 |
"The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings" [1976] /tt0074207/
"Bleacher Bums" [2002] based on the stageplay /tt0289092/
http://www.amazon.com/Bleacher-Bums-Derek-Aasland/dp/B00006RCNA/
"Bottom of The Ninth" documentary [2002]
http://www.amazon.com/Bottom-Ninth-Chuck-Braverman/dp/B000MKXEZ6/
"Bull Durham" [1988] w/SSarandan & Tim Robbins /tt0094812/
"Between The Lines: The Making of Bull Durham" /tt0419498/
"The Busher" [Ince/Paramount May 1919]
![still photo from "The Busher" [1919 silent feature]](covers/TheBusher1919.jpg) |
A young baseball pitcher in the bush leagues is discovered by a team manager and given his chance in the major leagues; he returns home in disgrace, but winning a local game provides a second chance.
Produced by Thomas H. Ince; directed by Jerome Storm; starring Charles Ray, Colleen Moore, John Gilbert, Jay Morley & Otto Hoffman
Kino Video DVD set [4/2007] 2 disks for $26.99 full credits from IMDb DVD also includes Babe Ruth starring in "Headin' Home" [1920 silent feature], and a dozen shorts |
"Cobb [1994] starring Tommy Lee Jones /tt0109450/
http://www.amazon.com/Cobb-Tommy-Lee-Jones/dp/B0000A02YH/
"Damn Yankees!" [1958] /tt0051516/
remake (2012) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1388334/
Death on the Diamond (1934) /tt0025039/
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981) (TV) /tt0082277/
"Eight Men Out" [1988] Directed by John Sayles /tt0095082/
http://www.amazon.com/Eight-Men-Out-20th-Anniversary/dp/B0010YSD90/
Elmer, the Great (1933) starring Joe E. Brown /tt0023982/
Fast Company (1929) /tt0019871/
Fastpitch (2000) documentary /tt0258568/
"Fear Strikes Out" [1957]
Fever Pitch (2005) /tt0332047/
"Field of Dreams" [1989]
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"If you build it, they will come." Co-written & directed by Phil Alden Robinson; starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan & Ray Liotta
Universal Studios Home Ent. widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2009] for $21.49 Universal color DVD [3/2002] for $9.49 Universal color VHS [8/99] out of prodn/many, many used Universal widescreen VHS [8/99] out of prodn/used B.M.G. soundtrack CD [5/89] for $8.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"The Final Season" [2007]
http://www.amazon.com/Final-Season-Tom-Arnold/dp/B0012YYZDG/
Fireman, Save My Child (1932) starring Joe E. Brown /tt0022890/
"For Love of The Game" [1999] starring Kevin Costner /tt0126916/
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Game-Kevin-Costner/dp/078324021X/
"Hard Ball" [2001] /tt0180734/
Headin' Home feature (1920) with Babe Ruth /tt0011267/
Henry O! documentary (2009) /tt1312974/awards 
Home Run: Baseball in the Movies (1994) /tt0142374/
How to Play Baseball (1942) starring Goofy /tt0034874/
"It Happens Every Spring" (1949) /tt0041514/
great shots of postwar ballparks; starring Ray Millamd & Jean Peters
"The Jackie Robinson Story" [1950]
Kill the Umpire (1950) /tt0042641/
Ladies' Day (1943) /tt0036091/
"Life and Times of Hank Greenberg" [1998] /tt0208261/
Little Big League (1994) /tt0110363/
"Major League" [1989] /tt0097815/ + sequels
http://www.amazon.com/Major-League-Wild-Thing-Berenger/dp/B000M343BM/
http://www.amazon.com/Major-League-II-Charlie-Sheen/dp/B00004RF87/
http://www.amazon.com/Major-League-3-Back-Minors/dp/B00004RF84/
"The Man From Left Field" [1994] with Burt Reynolds & Reba McIntyre
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Left-Field-Daniel-Greene/dp/B0007XG32Y/
"Mantle: The Definitive Story of Mickey Mantle" []
http://www.amazon.com/Mantle-Definitive-Story-Mickey/dp/B000EULSRK/
"Moneyball" [2011?] based on the 2003 nonfiction novel by Michael Lewis /tt1210166/
The story of Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane and his strategy for building an A-list team without paying his
players enormous salaries; cast includes Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill & Philip Seymour Hoffman
"Mr. Baseball" [1992] w/Tom Selleck /tt0104926/
http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Baseball-Tom-Selleck/dp/B00009AOAW/
"The Natural" [1984] w/RRedford /tt0087781/
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Directors-Cut-Robert-Redford/dp/B000MNOX94/
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ref=pe_20890_14876390_pe_t3/?ASIN=B000MNOX7G bluray
"The Pride of St. Louis [1952] /tt0045049/
"The Pride of The Yankees" [1942] w/Gary Cooper /tt0035211/
http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Yankees-Collectors-Gary-Cooper/dp/B0010YSD9A/
"The Rookie" [] Dennis Quaid
http://www.amazon.com/Rookie-Widescreen-Dennis-Quaid/dp/B000068DBE/
"Rookie of The Year" [NBC-TV Dec 1955]
Half-hour episode of "Screen Directors Playhouse"; co-produced by Hal Roach; directed by John Ford; written by
Frank S. Nugent, based on a story by W.R. Burnett; starring John Wayne, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, James Gleason
& Patrick Wayne; video/DVD not available;
full credits at IMDb
"The Sandlot" [1993]
http://www.amazon.com/Sandlot-Brandon-Quintin-Adams/dp/B00005RT3N/
"Soul of The Game" [1996] re Negro League
http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Game-Delroy-Lindo/dp/B000053V7F/
"The Stratton Story" [1949] /tt0041928/
http://www.amazon.com/Stratton-Story-James-Stewart/dp/B000FTCLRG/
"Sugar" [Sony April 2009]
/tt0990413/ http://www.sonyclassics.com/sugar/
"Talent For The Game" [1991] starring Edward James Olmos
http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Game-Edward-James-Olmos/dp/B00007LP8J/
"The Winning Season" [2004] starring Matthew Modine
http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Season-Matthew-Modine/dp/B0007R4TIA/
http://www.amazon.com/Winning-Team-Authentic-Brothers-starring/dp/B000HREKP2/
Basketball Movies
Professional Basketball category posters at AllPosters.com
http://www.amazon.com/Book-Basketball-NBA-According-Sports/dp/034551176X/
http://www.amazon.com/Above-Rim-David-Bailey/dp/B00005JLG1/
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Chips-Nick-Nolte/dp/B0007KIFLE/
http://www.amazon.com/But-They-Cant-Beat-Robertson/dp/1571672575/
"Glory Road" [2006] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385726/
http://www.amazon.com/Glory-Road-Widescreen-Josh-Lucas/dp/B000EXZFCQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Game-Ludacris/dp/B000LXGXX4/ docufilm []
"Hoop Dreams" docufilm []
http://www.amazon.com/Hoop-Dreams-Criterion-Collection/dp/B0007WFYBG/
http://www.amazon.com/Hoop-Dreams-Story-Hardship-Triumph/dp/0060976896/
"Hoosiers" [1986] w/Gene Hackman
http://www.amazon.com/Hoosiers-Gene-Hackman/dp/0792843592/
http://www.amazon.com/Something-Cheer-About-Hallie-Bryant/dp/B000O179DQ/
"That Championship Season" [1982] w/Robert Mitchum /tt0084784/
"That Championship Season" [1999 TV] /tt0192671/
http://www.amazon.com/White-Cant-Jump-Wesley-Snipes/dp/6305929718/
Boxing Movies
Professional Boxing category posters at AllPosters.com
movies & documentary films on boxing
on DVD and on VHS at Amazon.com
Magic Lantern's Rocky Balboa Page
"Fight Pictures: A History of Boxing and Early Cinema
by Dan Streible April 2008 ISBN-13: 9780520250758 = FightPicturesHistoryDS.jpg
Great Boxing Movies (The Joe Louis Story / The Fighter / Fight For The Title)
Richard Conte, Vanessa Brown, Lee J. Cobb, and Frank Silvera (DVD - 2001) Buy new: $5.98
http://www.amazon.com/Great-Boxing-Movies-Louis-Fighter/dp/B00005AQ88/
"Ali"
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Ali-Collection/dp/B000NVT0TS/
http://www.amazon.com/Muhammad-Ali-Greatest-Collection/dp/B00005RY9R/
"Ali The Fighter" docu = DVD 3/M5
http://www.amazon.com/When-Were-Kings-Muhammad-Ali/dp/B00007ELEK/
"Black Cloud" [Oct 2004] /tt0363475/
A young Navajo trains for the Olympic boxing team
"Body & Soul" [1947] w/John Garfield
"Body & Soul" 1981 remake
"Breakdown" [1951]
Dir. Edmund Angelo - 76m A lost NOIR gem getting an ultra-rare screening! Adapted by Robert Abel from his own play, THE SAMSON SLASHER, BREAKDOWN tells the tale of an amateur boxer (William Bishop) sprung from prison who falls in love with the niece of the hanging judge who sentenced him, with bleak results. Of particular note is the climactic boxing match, surely one of the most relentless in screen history, and the supporting cast (particularly Wally Cassel as a clearly gay, and spurned, boxing trainer) is excellent. This was the sole cinematic effort from stage director Angelo, who also produced, and cast his wife, Ann Richards.
"The Champ" [M.G.M. Nov 1931]
Co-produced & directed by King Vidor [1894-1982]; script by Frances Marion [1886-1973]; starring Wallace Beery,
Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich & Roscoe Ates; won Oscars for Best Actor (Beery) & Best Original Script,
nominated for Best Picture & Best Director;
full credits from IMDb
"Champion" [Republic 1949]
Dir. Mark Robson. Maybe the most brutal and uncompromising boxing film ever made. Kirk Douglas gives a volcanic, Oscar-nominated performance as megalomaniacal fighter Midge Kelly, who’ll thrash anyone who gets in the way of his quest for the title. The great supporting cast includes Arthur Kennedy, Ruth Roman and Paul Stewart. Harry Gerstad’s brilliant editing won an Oscar, and has influenced virtually every boxing film made since 1949.
http://www.amazon.com/Cinderella-Man-Widescreen-Russell-Crowe/dp/B000ARTN3I/
"Fat City" [1972]
Directed by John Huston; /tt0068575/
http://www.amazon.com/Fat-City-Stacy-Keach/dp/B00006SFJS/
"The Fighter" [2010]
David O. Russell’s bio pic of fighter Mickey Ward,
starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale.
"Fighters" TV docu (1991) /tt1346966/
"Glory Alley" [1952] Directed by Raoul Walsh /tt0044665/
Golden Boy (1939) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031377/
"The Great White Hope" [1970] (also afro)
"The Greatest (1977) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076111/
"Hard Times" w/CBronson
"The Harder They Fall" [Columbia 1956]
109 min. In this adaptation of Budd Schulberg’s controversial bestseller, Humphrey Bogart plays burned-out sportswriter Eddie Willis, employed by a crooked promoter (Rod Steiger) to sell his freakish heavyweight as a legitimate contender. Based on the true story of boxer Primo Carnera, director Mark Robson crafts an oddly fitting finale to Bogart’s legendary career, and lands a few devastating shots at the reputation of the 'Sweet Science'.
http://www.amazon.com/Main-Event-Barbra-Streisand/dp/B00006FDCE/
"Million Dollar Baby" [2004]
Directed by Clint Eastwood;
full credits from IMDb
"Monkey On My Back" [1957]
"The Prizefighter and The Lady"
[M.G.M./Loew's Nov 1933]
Produced & directed by W.S. Van Dyke; co-written by Frances Marion [1886-1973]; starring Myrna Loy,
Max Baer, Primo Carnera, Jack Dempsey, Walter Huston & Otto Kruger; Oscar nomination for Best Original Script
full credits from IMDb
"Raging Bull" [1980] /tt0081398/
Directed by Martin Scorsese;
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Raging-Bull-Posters_c1982_s503_.htm
"Rocky Marciano" [1998]
"The Set-Up" [R.K.O. March 1949]
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An aging but optimistic boxer is caught between a loving wife who wants him to quit the ring and a manager who has taken money from a tough gambler for the boxer to take a 'dive' – without telling the boxer.
Directed by Robert Wise; cinematography by Milton R. Krasner; starring Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Baylor & Darryl Hickman
Turner b&w DVD [7/2004] for $17.99 Warner b&w VHS [11/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"Somebody Up There Likes Me" (1956)
starring Paul Newman /tt0049778/
"Tyson" docu [2009] Directed by James Toback
"Whiplash" [Warner Bros. 1948]
91 min. Dir. Lewis Seiler. Mix OUT OF THE PAST with BODY AND SOUL and what do you get? An artist who falls for a mystery woman, pursues her to the Big Apple, and ends up fighting for the Middleweight Championship! Pugnacious Dane Clark is artist/boxer Mike Angelo (get it?), Alexis Smith is his sexy siren, Eve Arden the sassy girlfriend, Douglas Kennedy the scar-faced gunsel, and best of all, Zachary Scott as a sadistic wheelchair-bound fight manager! "Whiplash" is what you'll get keeping up with the plot, which culminates in a smashing finale! Actresses Barbara Billingsly and Gigi Perreau
Football Movies
Professional Football category posters at AllPosters.com
"Big Fan" [2009] starring Patton Oswalt
http://www.amazon.com/Brians-Song-James-Caan/dp/B00004TJQJ/
"Coach Carter" [2005]
http://www.amazon.com/Coach-Carter-Widescreen-Samuel-Jackson/dp/B00005JNNZ/
The Cowboy Quarterback (1939) /tt0031188/
"The Express: The Ernie Davis Story" [2008] /tt0469903/
http://www.theexpressmovie.com/
"1st & Ten" comedy TV series 80 episodes on 6 disks
"Friday Night Lights" [2004] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390022/
"Friday Night Lights" [2006 TV series] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758745/
based on H.G. Bissinger's book
"Jerry Maguire" [1996] /tt0116695/
starring Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger & Cuba Gooding Jr.
"Knute Rockne All American" [] starring Ronald Reagan
http://www.amazon.com/Knute-Rockne-All-American-OBrien/dp/B000FTCLSA/
http://www.amazon.com/Remember-Titans-Widescreen-Denzel-Washington/dp/B000056VP4/ + afro
"Rudy" (1993) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108002/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Rudy-Posters_c1982_s44308_.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Rudy-Special-Sean-Astin/dp/B00004W221/
"Touchback" [Freedom Films 2011? release]
Written & direcvted by Don Handfield; starring Brian Presley, Kurt Russell, Melanie Lynsky & Christine Lahti
"Trouble Along The Way" [1953]
directed by Michael Curtiz, starring John Wayne /tt0046463/
"We Are Marshall" [2006] /tt0758794/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/We-are-Marshall-Posters_c1982_s90504_.htm
Golf Movies
"The Caddy" [] starring Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis
"Caddyshack" (1980) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080487/
"Caddyshack II" (1988) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094824/
"From the Rough" [2011?]
Produced & directed by Pierre Bagley; script by Michael A. Critelli; starring Taraji P. Henson
"The Legend of Bagger Vance" (2000) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146984/
http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Bagger-Vance-Novel-Golf/dp/0688140483/
http://www.allposters.com/-st/Legend-of-Bagger-Vance-Posters_c1982_s9078_.htm
"Seven Days in Utopia" [studio mo 2011?]
Announced July 2010: co-written & to be directed by Matthew Dean Russell; co-written by David L. Cook
& Rob Levine, based on Cook’s “Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days At The Links of Utopia”; starring
Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty & Melissa Leo • no entry at IMDb
"Tin Cup" [1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Tin-Cup-Kevin-Costner/dp/0790730995/
 | "The Winning Touch In Golf: A Psychological Approach" [1961 classic] by Peter G. Cranford Bramhall House 9½x7¼ hardcover [1961] out of print/used |
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"Harvey Penick's Little Red Book: Lessons and Teachings From A Lifetime In Golf" [1992 classic & bestseller] S&S 7½x5 pb [5/99] for $9.36 S&S 7½x5 hardcover [5/92] for $15.12 |
“Freddie and Me: Life Lessons From Freddie Bennett, Augusta National’s Legendary Caddie Master”
[Skyhorse Publishing 2009] by Tripp Bowden http://www.trippbowden.com/
Hockey Movies
Professional Hockey category posters at AllPosters.com
"The Mighty Ducks (1992) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104868/
"Miracle" [2004] directed by Gavin O'Connor, starring Kurt Russell
"Slap Shot"
http://www.amazon.com/Making-Slap-Shot-Behind-Favorite/dp/0470159413/
Horse Racing Movies
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Warner Bros. Triple Feature: "National Velvet", "The Story of Seabiscuit", "Black Beauty" DVD Box Set [2006]
Warner Home Video b&w/color DVD set [11/2006] 2 disks for $6.49 contains 3 feature films: "National Velvet" [1944] starring Mickey Rooney & Elizabeth Taylor; "The Story of Seabiscuit" [1949] starring Shirley Temple & Barry Fitzgerald; "Black Beauty" [1994] based on the 1877 Anna Sewell novel, adapted & directed by Caroline Thompson; extras include featurette & 2 trailers |
 | Classic Horse Favorites: "National Velvet", "The Story of Seabiscuit", "Black Beauty", "International Velvet" DVD Box Set [2007]
Warner Home Video b&w/color DVD set [11/2007] 2 disks for $11.99 contains 4 feature films: "National Velvet" [1944] {as above}, "The Story of Seabiscuit" [1949] {as above}, "Black Beauty" [1994] {as above}, and "International Velvet" [1978] written & directed by Bryan Forbes, starring Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer & Nanette Newman; extras include featurette & 2 trailers |
Dick Francis Mysteries on DVD
 | DVD box set contains "In The Frame" [1989] based on the 1976 novel: Horse painter Charles Todd's brother's house is burglarized and the wife killed; to prove his brother innocent, Charles tracks a burglary-murder-arson gang to Australia; "Blood Sport" [1989] based on the 1967 novel: English agent Gene Hawkins agrees to search for a millionaire's prized missing stallion; the trail of a horse-kidnapping scam leads from London to New York to Las Vegas to California; and "Twice Shy" [1989] based on the 1981 novel: The first part of the story is about physics teacher Jonathan Derry and a computer-based betting system; the second part begins 14 years later as Jonathan's brother William is drawn into a conspiracy to locate that computer program – all starring Ian McShane {as David Cleveland}
Koch Vision color DVD [5/2006] 2 disks for $19.99 "Blood Sport" novel Berkley mass pb [11/2004] for $6.99 "In The Frame" novel Berkley mass pb [9/2006] for $7.99 "Twice Shy" novel Jove mass pb [2/2003] for $6.99 |
all 42 Dick Francis novels and more on BlackHat Mystery Bookstore's Dick Francis Page
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"Dead Cert" [United Artists May 1974]
Steeplechase jockey Alan York witnesses and then solves his best friend's murder. Co-written & directed by Tony Richardson; co-written by John Oaksey, based on the 1962 novel by Dick Francis; starring Scott Antony, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, Nina Thomas, Julian Glover, Mark Dignam, John Bindon, Joseph Blatchley, Ian Hogg, Sean Lynch & Hideo Saito M.G.M. widescreen color DVD [10/2005] for $12.99 full credits from IMDb Berkley mass pb [1/2004] for $7.99 |
 | "The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game" TV series [I.T.V./P.B.S. 1979-1980] Six one-hour episodes, starring Mike Gwilym {as Sid Halley} & Mick Ford {as Chico Barnes}: "Odds Against", based on the 1965 novel by Dick Francis; "Trackdown"; "Gambling Lady"; "Horses For Courses"; "Horsenap"; and "Needle" Acorn Media color DVD box set [8/2008] 2 disks for $29.99 series credits at IMDb |
"A Day At The Races" [MGM 1937]
starring The Marx Brothers
"And They’re Off" [2010?]
Written & co-produced by Alan Grossbard; directed by Rob Schiller; starring Sean Astin, Cheri Oteri, Martin Mull, Mark
Moses, Gigi Rice, Lil’ JJ, Peter Jacobson, Mo Collins, Alex Rocco, Luis Chavez & Kevin Nealon • not listed on IMDb
"Casey's Shadow" [1978]
starring Walter Matthau; set at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack in New Mexico
"The Making of Casey's Shadow" [1978 TV] /title/tt0267706/
"The Cup" [2010?]
A film about the 2002 Melbourne Cup horse race; co-produced by Simon Wincer &
Lance Hool; set to star Brendan Gleeson • not listed on IMDb
"International Velvet" [M.G.M. July 1978]
Written & directed by Bryan Forbes; starring Tatum O'Neal, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Plummer
& Nanette Newman;
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"National Velvet" [M.G.M. Dec 1944]
Directed by Clarence Brown; based on the 1935 Enid Bagnold novel; starring Mickey Rooney, Donald Crisp,
Elizabeth Taylor, Anne Revere & Angela Lansbury; listed on National Film Registry (2003)
full credits at IMDb •
movie entry at Wikipedia
"Racing Luck" [1948] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126630/
"Riding High" [Paramount April 1950]
 | A musical remake of Capra's "Broadway Bill" [1934], using many scenes from the original, even including deceased actors! The son-in-law of a tycoon runs away from the company town, along with his race horse and his wife's sister, chasing the dream of winning the Imperial Derby.
Produced & directed by Frank Capra [1897-1991]; starring Bing Crosby, Coleen Gray, Charles Bickford, Frances Gifford, William Demarest, Ray- mond Walburn, James Gleason, Ward Bond, Clarence Muse, Percy Kilbride, Harry Davenport, Margaret Hamilton, Gene Lockhart, Joe Frisco, Dub Taylor, Max Baer, Clara Blandick & Oliver Hardy {cameo}
Paramount b&w DVD [8/2004] for $12.99 Paramount b&w VHS [1/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
"Seabiscuit" (2003) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329575/
"The Making of Seabiscuit" (2003) (V)
"Seabiscuit: The Lost Documentary" (1939)
"The Story of Seabiscuit" [Warner Bros. Nov 1949]
starring Shirley Temple & Barry Fitzgerald /tt0041923/
"The True Story of Seabiscuit" (2003) (TV)
Wrestling Movies
Professional Wrestling category posters at AllPosters.com
"Ready To Rumble" [2000]
"The Wrestler" [1973] with Ed Asner
"The Wrestler" [2008]
http://www.amazon.com/Wrestler-Mickey-Rourke/dp/B001TOD92C/
Running and Track & Field
http://www.amazon.com/All-American-Rise-Fall-Thorpe/dp/0471557323/
"Chariots of Fire"
[The Ladd Co./Warner Bros. 1981]
full credits from IMDb •
theme song [3min:24sec]
http://www.amazon.com/Chariots-Two-Disc-Special-Nicholas-Farrell/dp/B0006HBLUA/
http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Thorpe-American-Burt-Lancaster/dp/B00005JNGO/
http://www.amazon.com/Thorpe-Original-All-American-Joseph-Bruchac/dp/0142412333/
http://www.amazon.com/OLYMPIA-LENI-RIEFENSTAHL-Archival-Collection/dp/B000FQJA2S/
"Personal Best" [1982] track & field /tt0084489/
http://www.amazon.com/Running-Brave-Robby-Benson/dp/B00097E6TU/
"Without Limits" [1998] re runner Steve Prefontaine /tt0119934/
Movies About Other Sports
Surf Shack Page / Surfing Movies Section at Spirit of America Bookstore
http://www.amazon.com/Endless-Summer-Collection-Patrick-OConnell/dp/B0001BKAGC/
Zane Grey's books & movies about fishing [1919-2003]
The Ski Channel
"Amazing Grace and Chuck" [1987] /tt0092545/
"Breaking Away" [1979] bicycle racing
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Away-Widescreen-Dennis-Christopher/dp/B0009HLD0K/
"Cool Running"
http://www.amazon.com/Dogtown-Z-Boys-Deluxe-Tony-Alva/dp/B0007V6IUS/
"Dorf" movies starring Tim Conway
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0168702/
"Downhill Racer" [] Redford & skiing
"8 Seconds" [1994] re rodeo bull-riding /tt0109021/
"Höllentour" aka 'Hell On Wheels' [2004] /tt0411498/
2-hour documentary on the Tour de France bicycle race
"The Hustler" [1961] /tt0054997/
http://www.amazon.com/Hustler-Two-Disc-Collectors-Paul-Newman/dp/B000O77SPO/
sequel "The Color of Money" [1986] /tt0090863/
"J.W. Coop" [] rodeo
Directed by & starring Cliff Robertson, with Geraldine Page, Cristina Ferrare & R.G. Armstrong
"The Karate Kid"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087538/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091326/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155076/
http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thekaratekid/
http://www.amazon.com/Any-Sunday-30th-Anniversary-Collection/dp/B00005Q646/ motorcycle racing
http://www.amazon.com/Any-Given-Sunday-Directors-Blu-ray/dp/B001AQT0OA/
Bowling
"The Big Lebowski" [1998] bowling; by the Coen Brothers
"Kingpin" [1996] bowling /tt0116778/
Futbol - Soccer - Rugby
"The Damned United" [2009] = British soccer
"Invictus" [2009] dir by CEastwood re South Africa rugby
http://www.amazon.com/This-Sporting-Life-Criterion-Collection/dp/B000XPSC16/
Roller Derby
"Derby" [1971] roller derby documentary /tt0169756/
"The Fireball" [1950] men's roller derby movie starring Mickey Rooney /tt0042463/
"Hell On Wheels" [2007] documentary directed by Bob Rayon & Werner Campbell /tt0384162/
shot over 5 years time; about creation of all-girl Texas roller derby leagues that sparked intl revival
"Kansas City Bomber" [1972] roller derby /tt0068795/
"Unholy Rollers" [1972] roller derby movie starring Claudia Jennings /tt0069444/
"Whip It!" [Fox Searchlight Nov 2009]
 | "Be your own hero" A teenage girl who hates the beauty pageants that her mother grooms her for stumbles onto the roller derby circuit in nearby Austin, Texas.
Co-produced & directed by Drew Barrymore; script by Shauna Cross, based on her novel; starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Jimmy Fallon, Daniel Stern, Landon Pigg, Alia Shawkat & Eve
Rhino Records soundtrack CD [9/2009] 19 tracks for $9.99 DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
"Bigger Stronger Faster *" documentary [2008] /tt1151309/
"Pumping Iron" documentary [1977] starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
http://www.amazon.com/Pumping-Iron-25th-Anniversary-Special/dp/B0000C3I6U/
"Pumping Iron II: The Women" documentary [1985] /tt0089852/
"Stay Hungry" [1976]
Magic Lantern's Muscle Head Film Festival
Books About Sports Movies
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http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-Sports-United-States/dp/1595584773/
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"1001 Stupid Sports Quotes: Jaw-Dropping, Stupefying & Amazing Expressions From The World's Best Athletes" [2007] Edited by Randy Howe Lyons Press 7x5¾ hardcover [6/2007] for $14.65 |
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"Sports Cinema: 100 Movies - The Best of Hollywood's Athletic Heroes, Losers, Myths & Misfits of The Silver Screen" [2006] by Randy Williams Limelight Editions 10½x8¼ pb [10/2006] for $18.96 |
 | "You Don't Say!: Over 1,000 Hilarious Sports Quotes & Quips" [2005] Compiled by Hartley Miller, edited by Jim Swanson Andrews McMeel Publng 8½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $10.95 |
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"Great Quotes From Great Sports Heroes" [1997] Compiled by Peggy Anderson, illustrated by Rick Gonella Career Press mass pb [3/97] for $8.99 |
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"Illustrated History of Movies Thru Posters #4: Sports Movie Posters" [1996] by Bruce Hershenson self-published 11x9½ pb [6/96] for $20.00 and more on Magic Lantern's Movie Posters & Books Page |
"Sports Movies: A Guide To Nearly 500 Films Focusing On Sports" [1989]
by Jeffrey H. Wallenfeldt
Cinebooks 9x7 pb [10/89] out of print/used
http://www.amazon.com/Sports-Movies-Ronald-Bergan/dp/0862760313/
http://www.amazon.com/All-Stars-Movie-Stars-Sports-History/dp/0813124484/
http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Sports-Unbelievably-Stories-Behind/dp/B001PR1ZHY/
http://www.amazon.com/Contesting-Identities-Sports-American-Film/dp/0252028163/
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