Sport and cinema

the sport and the cinema . Sack race (1896) of the Frères Light is the first film dedicated to the sport.

Festival and rewards

The most important festival dedicated to sporting films is the festival " Sport Movies & TV" international federation Cinema Television Sportsmen which is held each year with Milan (Italy). The 24e edition is held in 2006.

As regards rewards, let us quote the Carriages of fire (4 Oscars), Million Dollar Baby (4 Oscars), Grand Prix (3 Oscars), Rocky (3 Oscars), Raging Bull (2 Oscars), the swindler (2 Oscars), Sang and gold (1 Oscar), Vainqueur of the destiny (1 Oscar), the Sky can await (1 Oscar), the Champion (1 Oscar) and Blow of head (1 César) in particular.

Fiction and reality

The scenarios often draw from reality, thus, some films act as biography. One will quote the Knight of the stage based on the life of Jim Thorpe, the Color of baseball (Jackie Robinson), Edith and Marcel (Marcel Cerdan) or the Carriages of fire which are pressed on certain members of the British delegation of athletics for the Olympic Games of summer of 1924 with Paris.

The scenario writers invent also fictitious sportsmen and clubs. Side sportsmen, let us announce the player of baseball Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) in Best the , the footballer François Perrin (Patrick Dewaere) in Coup of head , the cyclist Ghislain Lambert (Benoît Poelvoorde) in the Bicycle of Ghislain Lambert or the boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in the series of the Rocky. Side clubs, Roy Hobbs evolves/moves in the New York Knights, François Perrin with the FC Trincamp and Ghislain Lambert at Epedex, in particular.

The scenario writers invent even sports: Rollerball, Dodgeball and BASEketball for example.

Examples of films where the sport is at the base of the scenario

Athletics

Automobile

Baseball

  • 1942 : Victorious of the destiny ( The Pride off the Yankees )
  • 1948: The Babe Ruth Story
  • 1949 : Take Me Out to the Ball Range
  • 1949: The Stratton Story
  • 1949 : False play ( It happens every spring )
  • 1950: The Jackie Robinson Story
  • 1951: Angels in the Outfield
  • 1958: Damn Yankees!
  • 1960 : Los Pequenos Gigantes
  • 1973 : the last match ( Bang the drum slowly )
  • 1976: The Bad News Bears
  • 1984 : Best the ( The Natural )
  • 1988: Eight Men Out
  • 1988 : Duet to three ( Bull Durham )
  • 1989: Until the end of the dream ( Field off Dreams )
  • 1989: Indians ( Major League )
  • 1992: a team out of the commun run ( has League Their Own off)
  • 1992: The Babe
  • 1992 : Mr. Baseball
  • 1993: the Gang of the champions ( The Sandlot )
  • 1994: Indians II ( Major League II )
  • 1994: the Revelation ( The Scout )
  • 1994: Cobb
  • 1996 : the Fan ( The Fan )
  • 1996: the Color of baseball ( Drunk off the Range )
  • 1998: Indians III ( Major League III )
  • 1999: For the love of the play ( For Coils the Game off)
  • 2001: Hardball
  • 2001 : 61* (film TV)
  • 2001: Summer Wrestling
  • 2002: Dream of champion ( The Rookie )
  • 2005: Area of agreement ( Fever Pitch )
  • 2006: Everyone' S Hero
  • 2006: the Revenge of the losers ( The Benchwarmers )
  • 2007: American Pastime

Basketball

Boxing

Cycling

Football

See also: Football and cinema

American football

  • 1925 : Lives the sport ( The Freshman )
  • 1926: One minute to play
  • 1932: Feathers of horse ( Horse Feathers )
  • 1933: College Coach
  • 1934: College Rhythm
  • 1951: the Knight of the stage ( Jim Thorpe: AlAmerican )
  • 1968: Paper Lion
  • 1971: Brian' S Song (film TV)
  • 1973: Legend in granite
  • 1974: Full the mouth ( The Longest Yard )
  • 1978: the Sky can await ( Heaven Can Wait )
  • 1979: the major Last ( North Dallas Forty )
  • 1983: the Team spirit ( All the Right Moves )
  • 1986: Wildcats
  • 1991: the Last Samaritan ( The Last Servant boy Scout )
  • 1991: the team of the breakage-mouths ( Necessary roughness )
  • 1993: Rudy
  • 1993 : the Program ( The Program )
  • 1994: Little Giants
  • 1996 : Jerry Maguire
  • 1999 : Waterboy ( The Waterboy )
  • 1999: the Hell of Sunday ( Any Given Sunday )
  • 1999: Varsity Blues
  • 2000: most beautiful of the combat ( Remember The Titans )
  • 2000: the Substitutes ( The Replacements )
  • 2002: The Junction Servant boys
  • 2003: Radio
  • 2003: Friday Night Lights
  • 2005: Two For the Money
  • 2005 : Half-time with the cooler ( The Longest Yard )
  • 2006: Invincible
  • 2006: Gridiron Gang
  • 2006: We are Marshall
  • 2007: The Comebacks
  • 2007 : The Range Plan
  • 2007: Leatherheads

Golf

Hippisme

Hockey

Fight

  • 1973 : The Wrestler
  • 1985 : Vision Quest
  • 1987: Body Slam
  • 1999 : Beyond The Chechmate
  • 2000: Ready to Rumble

Fictitious sports

  • 1975 : Rollerball
  • 1998 : BASEketball
  • 2002 : Rollerball (remake)
  • 2004: Dodgeball

Others

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