Sport, Sport, Sport (1970)

Directed by

Elem Klimov

Genre

documentary film, comedy film, sport film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows the history of sports by mixing staged scenes, documentary footage, and newsreels. It visits stadiums in Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Mexico City to highlight the past and future of athletic competition.

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What happens

Sport, Sport, Sport (Russian: Спорт, спорт, спорт) is a 1970 Soviet sports film directed by Elem Klimov. The film combines staged scenes, documentary episodes about Soviet and foreign athletes, and newsreels. The film tells the history of the development of sports, showing the stadiums of Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm and Mexico City in the past and future. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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