Sports on the Silver Screen

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.

85min
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.4/10

Cast

Liev Schreiber profile pictureLiev SchreiberSelf - Narrator (voice)
Marv Albert profile pictureMarv AlbertSelf (archive footage)
John G. Avildsen profile pictureJohn G. AvildsenSelf (archive footage)
Lauren Bacall profile pictureLauren BacallSelf (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart profile pictureHumphrey BogartSelf (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin profile pictureCharlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
Robert Chartoff profile pictureRobert ChartoffSelf (archive footage)
Jackie Cooper profile pictureJackie CooperSelf (archive footage)
Billy Crystal profile pictureBilly CrystalSelf (archive footage)
Tony Danza profile pictureTony DanzaSelf (archive footage)
Ruby Dee profile pictureRuby DeeSelf (archive footage)
Jack Dempsey profile pictureJack DempseySelf (archive footage)
Walt Disney profile pictureWalt DisneySelf (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower profile pictureDwight D. EisenhowerSelf (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg profile pictureWhoopi GoldbergSelf (archive footage)
Harold 'Red' Grange profile pictureHarold 'Red' GrangeSelf (archive footage)
Gene Hackman profile pictureGene HackmanSelf (archive footage)
Jean Harlow profile pictureJean HarlowSelf (archive footage)
Ed Herlihy profile pictureEd HerlihySelf (archive footage)
James Earl Jones profile pictureJames Earl JonesSelf (archive footage)
Danny Kaye profile pictureDanny KayeSelf (archive footage)
Barry Levinson profile pictureBarry LevinsonSelf (archive footage)
Jerry Lewis profile pictureJerry LewisSelf (archive footage)
Pat Morita profile picturePat MoritaSelf (archive footage)
Richard Nixon profile pictureRichard NixonSelf (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan profile pictureRonald ReaganSelf (archive footage)
Babe Ruth profile pictureBabe RuthSelf (archive footage)
Budd Schulberg profile pictureBudd SchulbergSelf (archive footage)
Tom Selleck profile pictureTom SelleckSelf (archive footage)
Norma Shearer profile pictureNorma ShearerSelf (archive footage)
Ron Shelton profile pictureRon SheltonSelf (archive footage)
Irwin Winkler profile pictureIrwin WinklerSelf (archive footage)
Robert Wuhl profile pictureRobert WuhlSelf (archive footage)

About Sports on the Silver Screen

Sports on the Silver Screen Overview

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.

Runtime: 85min

Extra details

Original Title: Sports on the Silver Screen
Original Language: English