cinemadiso's - Best Sport Themed Films Vol. 2 List
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He's earthy, she's erudite. He's lumpy, she's angular. He's Tracy, she's Hepburn. Together, they're spectacular. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn show what chemistry is all about in this Academy Award' winner* about the grand, bumpy romance between a meat-and-potatoes sportswriter and a world-renowned political pundit. This is the first of the duo's nine film collaborations, and legend says the pairing had a portentous start. "I'm afraid I'm a little too tall for you;' the willowy actress observed. "Don't worry, I'll cut you down to my size;' Tracy replied. George Stevens directs, ending this alternately dramatic and comic delight with a standout of a slap-stick breakfast scene that helps make Woman of the Year a movie for every year - Director:
- George Stevens
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- Spencer Tracy, Gerald Mohr, Katharine Hepburn
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He was imprisoned 27 years for his heroic fight against apartheid. So what does Nelson Mandela do after he is elected president of South Africa? He rejects revenge, forgives his oppressors and finds hope of national unity in an unlikely place: the rugby field. Clint Eastwood powerfully directs an uplifting film about a team and a people inspired to greatness. Morgan Freeman portrays Mandela, who asks the national rugby team captain (Matt Damon) and his underdog squad to do the impossible and win the World Cup. One team, one country. The universal language of sports has never spoken so thrillingly as in Eastwood's Invictus. - Director:
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast:
- Morgan Freeman, Mark Rickard, Gideon Emery
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Crying Fist (2005)Jumeogi unda
From director Ryoo Seung-Wan, Korea's answer to Quentin Tarantino, comes the extraordinary 'Crying Fist', a gritty and violent, yet deeply inspirational tale of two boxers that turns the boxing film genre completely on its head. Internationally acclaimed-actor Choi Min-sik and versatile actor Ryoo Seung-beom are mesmerizing as two desperate men forced into the boxing ring where, ultimately, each will fight for a better destiny. Based upon the two true stories of real-life fighters, Hareruya Akira and Seo-Cho (often referred to as "Korea's Tyson"), Ryoo Seung-beom combines their separate tales into one personal epic of fate and the courage to fight back against the odds. - Director:
- Seung-wan Ryoo
- Cast:
- Min-sik Choi, Seung-bum Ryoo, Kil-Kang Ahn
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