Legendary champions
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Legendary champions |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Chapin |
| script | Harry Chapin |
| production | William Cayton |
| music | Steve Chapin |
| cut |
Bernie Gagliano , Jim Jacobs , Godfrey Pflager |
Legendary Champions is an American documentary released in 1968 .
action
The documentary covers the heavyweight world championship fights in boxing between 1882 and 1929. Films are shown by John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett . These 1894 scenes were filmed by Thomas Alva Edison .
This is followed by recordings of the first world title filmed in 1897 between Corbett and the winner Bob Fitzsimmons and the fight between James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey, which Jeffries won in 1899. The next film document shows Jack Johnson's victory over world champion Tommy Burns in 1908 and Johnson's fight against Jess Willard , overshadowed by a fraud scandal in 1915 , in which Johnson was knocked out.
Jack Dempsey is shown joking with the likes of Charles Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks . His victory in a brutal fight against Willard is the subject of the next film clips. Dempsey's loss to Gene Tunney follows .
criticism
AH Weiler of the New York Times found that the movie's creators managed to dig up, stitch, and cut enough rare, unusual, and amusing footage to give a glimpse of the male martial arts that has fallen victim to mostly lackluster fights be.
Awards
In 1969 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the category of best documentary .
background
The film premiered on October 28, 1968 in New York.
Web links
- Legendary Champions in the Internet Movie Database (English)