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.

Michael Peters works in the education field and lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Michael Peters
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 210
Bibliographic Info: 19 photos, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2018
pISBN: 978-1-4766-6959-5
eISBN: 978-1-4766-3048-9
Imprint: McFarland

Table of Contents


Preface and Acknowledgments  1

Introduction  3

The Filmography  11

Bibliography  187

Index  189