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A Sport Is Born (1960)
Directed by Richard Winik
Documentary · 12m
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.
Cast
Chris Schenkel
Crew
- Director
- Richard Winik
- Writer
- Martin Andrews
- Editor
- Irving Oshman
- Producer
- Leslie Winik
Details
- Release date
- 1960-01-01
- Runtime
- 12m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Winik Films, Sports Illustrated, Paramount Pictures