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The Miracle of Bern (2003) 2-Disc Special Edition Movies

Posted by Efgrapha at July 31, 2014

Das Wunder von Bern (2003) 2-Disc Special Edition
DVD9+DVD5 | VIDEO_TS | PAL, 16:9 (720x576) VBR | 01:53:03 | 11.42 Gb
Audio: German AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps; English AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps
Subs: English, German HoH, Spanish, French
Genre: Family Drama, Sports Drama

German filmmaker and former professional footballer (read: soccer player) Sönke Wortmann directs the family sports drama Das Wunder von Bern (The Miracle of Bern). The title is in reference to the unexpected German victory over the Hungarians at the 1954 World Cup in Bern, Switzerland. In the working-class Ruhr region of West Germany, the Lubanski family eagerly awaits husband and father Richard (Peter Lohmeyer) to be released from the Soviet POW camp. During his absence, mother Christa (Johanna Gastdorf) and daughter Ingrid (Birthe Wolter) have started up their own business, while son Matthias (Louis Klamroth) has developed an interest in soccer. He idolizes local player Helmut Rahn, but his father doesn't approve of it. Meanwhile, sports journalist Paul Ackermann (Lucas Gregorowicz) heads to Switzerland to cover the World Cup events. The finale at the climactic soccer game was re-created with professional players from the German Football Liga along with a 3-D stadium and CGI crowd.

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BBC - Managing England: The Impossible Job (2018) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 13, 2020

BBC Sport traces the history of one of the toughest jobs in sport - the England football manager. Using rare archive and new interviews with current manager Gareth Southgate and former England managers Sven-Goran Eriksson, Fabio Capello, Roy Hodgson and Sam Allardyce, we hear first-hand the personal toll the so-called impossible job has taken on some of the game's most successful club managers. With contributions from former England captains Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Rio Ferdinand, along with key decision makers from within football, we take a closer look at what it will take to end England's years of hurt.

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Leatherheads (2008) Movies

Posted by freemags at Oct. 22, 2008

A romantic comedy set in the world of 1920s football, where the owner of a professional team drafts a strait-laced college sensation, only to watch his new coach fall for his fiancée.

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BBC Panorama - Rugby and the Brain: Tackling the Truth (2015) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Sept. 23, 2015

As the Rugby World Cup kicks off, former rugby international John Beattie investigates the link between the sport and brain injuries. He hears worries from those inside the industry that the elite game is putting players at risk, and how these risks could affect the future of the sport. As John travels to the United States to look at scientific evidence that a rugby career can damage the brain long term, top doctors in the game explain what the sport is doing to tackle the problem.

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The Pride of the Yankees (1942) - Sam Wood Movies

Posted by amlo01 at Feb. 9, 2010

Gary Cooper plays Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the Yanks who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease. Even when Gehrig was a student at Columbia University, the press had already pegged him as a top ballplayer. Soon the New York Yankees selected Gehrig for their lineup, and he became an overnight sensation on the baseball diamond. But this dedicated player–who had never missed a game once he stepped onto a Major League Baseball field–suddenly fell ill with a mysterious disease. As his body began to fail him, Gehrig had to say good-bye to the fans who idolized him and to the sport he loved so dearly..

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Senna (2010) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 22, 2016

The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport. Sublime, spiritual yet, on occasion, ruthless - Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately, he is humble, almost shy, and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motor-racing.

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Heroes of Dirt (2015) Movies

Posted by NaVi7 at Jan. 12, 2016

Passionate BMX dirt jumper, Phin Cooper (Joel Moody), wants nothing in life but to attain fame in his sport and get paid doing it. After missing out on a competition when he lands in jail for unpaid citations, he is court-ordered for community service and reluctantly mentors one of the toughest boys, Blue Espinosa (Will Martinez). As Phin leads the troubled teen on exciting adventures of riding dirt trails, big jumps and cityscapes, Blue becomes more than an obligation - an unlikely friend whose secret world of drug trafficking threatens Phin's ultimate dream. Featuring some of the best stunts in dirt jumping by legendary pros and hardcore locals in the sport, Heroes of Dirt is more than adrenaline rush. It embarks on an unforgettable journey into real significance, and the price it takes to get there.

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Won't Back Down (2014) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Dec. 29, 2015

From his humble beginnings in his hometown of Sheffield, England, Steve Peat has established himself as one of the worlds most iconic cyclists.

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From the Ashes (2011) Movies

Posted by rwdfox at Aug. 7, 2019

From The Ashes is an uplifting and remarkable tale of a summer that changed English sport forever.

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National Geographic - Kabaddi India's Oldest Game (2016) Movies

Posted by Tutorial at June 24, 2019

Kabaddi, originated in ancient Tamil region and is believed to be over 5000 years old. This film will examine the ancient sport’s historical and cultural significance, as well as highlight the journey of the sport from local playgrounds to international arenas and turn it into the 2nd most watched sport in the country.

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