After covering the genre's early history and theorizing its general characteristics, this volume then focuses on specific instances of sports films, such as the
The sports film has become one of commercial cinema's most recognizable genres. From classic boxing films such as Raging Bull (1980) to soccer-themed box-office
Sports and film are media that create time. They are temporal not only in the sense that they are defined and regulated by certain temporalities as a result of
Sport and film have historically been key components of national cultures and societies. This is the first collection dedicated to examining the intersection of
Sport offers everything a good story should have: heroes and villains, triumph and disaster, achievement and despair, tension and drama. Consequently, sport mak