A Sport Is Born

Name: A Sport Is Born
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 7

1960 · 12 min

Documentary

★ 7.0

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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.

Crew

Director Richard Winik
Writer Martin Andrews

Cast

Chris Schenkel
Narrator
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Lewis Sanborn
Self

Crew

Director — Richard Winik
Writer — Martin Andrews

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