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A Sport Is Born (1960)

6.0/10 0h 12m Jan 01, 1960

Documentary

A Sport Is Born is a 1960 documentary short directed by Richard Winik. It discusses the development of the sport of parachuting at the airport in Orange, Mass. Includes views of the pupils who are being instructed, pointing out the fundamentals of parachuting, and shows jumps being made by students, instructors, and outstanding jumpers. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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Movie Details

Original Title A Sport Is Born

Original Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.1

Cast

Chris Schenkel

Chris Schenkel

Narrator

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Lewis Sanborn

Self

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Key Crew

Director Richard Winik

Editor Irving Oshman

Writer Martin Andrews

Producer Leslie Winik

Production

Winik Films

US

Sports Illustrated

US

Paramount Pictures

US

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CinemaSerf 6/10

May 26, 2024

This was part of Paramount Studio's "Sport's Illustrated" series and combines some documentary style footage with a series of airborne and ground angles to show us these parachutists jumping from heights in excess of 2,500 ft over Massachusetts sand - after they have been schooled for three hours on ... Read more

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Details

Release Date January 1, 1960

Runtime 0h 12m

Language EN

Status Released

Popularity 0.1

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