Sport, Sport, Sport

Sport, Sport, Sport

1970 · 81 min · ★ 5.9 · Documentary, Comedy

Combining staged scenes, newsreel footage, and documentary episodes, the history of the development of sports is presented, showing the stadiums of Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm and Mexico City in the past and future.

Directed by Elem Klimov · Written by German Klimov

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