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Encyclopedia of sports films / K. Edgington, Thomas L. Erskine with James M. Welsh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edgington, K., 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion pictures--Catalogs.
- Motion pictures.
- Sports films--Catalogs.
- Sports films.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (565 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2010.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this reference volume, more than 200 fictional feature-length movies with a primary focus on an athletic endeavor are discussed, including comedies, dramas, and biopics. Brief summaries and credit information are provided for an additional 200 films, and appendixes include made-for-teleivion movies and documentaries.
- Contents:
- CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; APPENDIX A: FILMS BY SPORT; APPENDIX B: CHRONOLOGICAL TITLE LIST; APPENDIX C: MOVIES MADE FOR TELEVISION OR DIRECT TO VIDEO; APPENDIX D: MOVIES INSPIRED BY OR BASED UPON ACTUAL EVENTS; APPENDIX E: SPORTS DOCUMENTARIES; APPENDIX F: ESPY AWARDS FOR BEST SPORTS MOVIE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-8183-998-7
- 979-82-16-20599-9
- 1-282-92235-1
- 9786612922350
- 0-8108-7653-1
- OCLC:
- 700466442
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