Sports Film

Bruce Babington is emeritus professor of film at Newcastle University, UK. He has written, co-written and edited many books on the Hollywood, British, and New Zealand cinemas.

• Acknowledgements Introduction: Start of Play 1 Dominant Presences: One 2 Dominant Presences: Two 3 Four Major Sports Films Chariots of Fire Field of Dreams Lagaan Any Given Sunday Filmography Bibliography Index

Within the compact format of the short cuts series, this volume does a brilliant job of packing in enough data and ideas for a long book... examining the rich and varied interactions between cinema and sport across more than a century, it is certain to have wide appeal - to students and simply to fans, of sport and film alike. -- Charles Barr, St. Mary's University College, Twickenham This volume serves as a useful primer... Media International Australia