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Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Actor: Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
ASIN : B001DHB1WK
Sales Rank : 31083
Format : Import, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9787799821733
ISBN : 7799821736
Number Of Discs : 2
Release Date : December 02, 2008

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PAL/Region 0. Two DVD set containing the extravagant and enchanting opening ceremonies form the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Disc One totals 117 minutes while Disc Two totals 134 minutes. Enjoy the magic all over again! 2008.

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Postcards From Buster - Buster's World of Sports

Actors: A.J. Henderson, Elizabeth Diaga, Daniel Brochu, Bruce Dinsmore, Norman Groulx
ASIN : B000E1NXC2
Sales Rank : 72356
Director : Jyllian Gunther
Brand : PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Studio : Paramount
Region Code : 1
Format : Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0097368896147
UPC : 097368896147
Release Date : December 11, 2006
Publisher : Paramount
Manufacturer : Paramount
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Label : Paramount

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POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER is an innovative blend of animation and live action starring Buster, a curious world explorer who’s always ready for fun and adventure. POSTCARDS FROM BUSTER: BUSTER’S WORLD OF SPORTS includes four sports-filled episodes: Winter Gold, Swimming in the Desert, Rock and Roll and Rodeo Cowgirl

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Figure Skating: Men's and Ice Dancing 2006 Olympic Winter Games

Actor: Olympic Winter Games 2006
ASIN : B000EQ5U5K
Sales Rank : 81039
Studio : K.C. Sales
Region Code : 1
Format : Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0611863106237
UPC : 611863106237
Release Date : December 28, 2006
Publisher : K.C. Sales
Manufacturer : K.C. Sales
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Label : K.C. Sales
Running Time : 80

Battle Group: Spruance (The History Channel)

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When the legendary American commanders of World War II are listed, his name rarely comes up. But his accomplishments are second to none--he spearheaded the Navy's push across the Pacific Ocean, leading the campaigns at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. And he was in charge at Midway--arguably the most important single battle of the entire conflict, and certainly the turning point of the Pacific War. BATTLE GROUP: SPRUANCE chronicles the career and examines the legacy of Raymond A. Spruance. In marked contrast to men like Patton or Halsey, he shied from self-promotion, earning a reputation as an intellectual and the nickname the "Quiet Warrior." But, as those who fought under him recall, his strategies spoke eloquently for him, and he chipped away at the Japanese control of the Pacific one battle at a time and paved the way for the Allied victory. Along with biographers and historians, BATTLE GROUP: SPRUANCE features an interview with Chuck Barber, who served as the admiral's Flag Secretary during the war.

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Tokyo Olympiad - Criterion Collection

Actors: Jack Douglas (IV), Hirohito, Abebe Bikila
ASIN : B00006673O
Sales Rank : 55021
Director : Kon Ichikawa
Studio : Criterion
Region Code : 1
Format : Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 9780780025066
ISBN : 0780025067
UPC : 037429166420
Release Date : December 30, 2002
Publisher : Criterion
Manufacturer : Criterion
Label : Criterion
Running Time : 170

Description

A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad ranks among the greatest documents of sport ever committed to film. Utilizing glorious widescreen cinematography, Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a catalogue of extraordinary observations that range from the expansive to the intimate. The glory, despair, passion, and suffering of Olympic competition are rendered with lyricism and technical mastery, culminating in an inspiring testament to the beauty of the human body and the strength of the human spirit.

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The 1964 Olympics in Tokyo were a milestone as much for the intense athletic competition as the joyous commemoration of Japan's recovery following its defeat in World War II. Director Kon Ichikawa (The Burmese Harp, Fires on the Plain) created an epic film of the event, a documentary that covered the entire athletic competition while also capturing the surrounding atmosphere. Early in the film is a stunning aerial shot of Hiroshima, which first shows the devastated area, where destruction from the atom bomb has been preserved, before focusing on a beautiful park where an Olympic ceremony was being held.

The scenes of athletic competition, some of which were shot by cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (Rashomon), work beautifully on two levels. The camera frames the extreme effort expended by such athletes as the great American runner Bob Hayes, and thus the film functions as a credible sports documentary, yet the camera also goes in for close-ups, lingering on the athlete's muscled forms to provide images that would look perfectly at home on the wall of a photography gallery. The narration in Japanese is accompanied with English subtitles, and this edition retains the widescreen look of the original theatrical release (in a letterboxed format) as well as the complete 170-minute running time. --Robert J. McNamara

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The Story of Eric Liddell - An Olympic Gold Medalist's Lifelong Race to Spread the Gospel DVD

Actors: Jack Douglas (IV), Hirohito, Abebe Bikila
ASIN : B000JLFNIY
Sales Rank : 28907
Studio : Discovery House Publishers
Region Code : 1
Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0840341004530
UPC : 840341004530
Publisher : Discovery House Publishers
Manufacturer : Discovery House Publishers
Label : Discovery House Publishers
Running Time : 90

Product Description

Eric Liddell is best known as the main character in Hollywood's 1981 release of Chariots of Fire. But it was his fascinating life as a missionary that proved his spiritual mettle. This Olympic medalist from Scotland lived-and died-for the testimony of Jesus Christ. In this 3-part DVD with author and Day of Discovery host David McCasland, you'll trace Eric's life from the 1924 Olympics to his years in war-torn China. You'll hear testimonies from historians, friends, and family about his life as a boy, an athlete, a missionary, and a bible teacher. But most of all you'll learn about a man sold out for God.