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Going for gold the '48 games

Going for gold the '48 games

DVD 2012

The powerful and uplifting story of how two men from very different backgrounds triumphed against the odds, capturing Olympic Gold and embodying the battling spirit of the 1948 London games. The fact that the games took place at all was astonishing in itself, as Britain was still struggling with the damaging after effects of war. The film follows the compelling journey to the Olympic final of an unlikely pairing of competitors: boatbuilder's son...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Burnell, Richard
Bushnell, Bertram, 1921-2010
Olympic Games (14th : 1948 : London, England); Drama
Olympic athletes England
Rowing
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ISBN:
9781622241927
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Target Audience Note:
CHVR: NR
Notes:
Title from container
Matt Smith, Sam Hoare, Geoffrey Palmer, Douglas Hodge, James Frain, Anastasia Hille, John Bird, Adrian Lukis, Ron Cook, Clive Merrison
DVD ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo sound
For private home use only
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing
Control Number:
889640
UPC:
883929264858
Other Authors:
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Bird, John, 1936-2022
Blair, David
Cook, Ron
Frain, James
Hille, Anastasia
Hoare, Sam
Hodge, Douglas
Ivory, William, 1964-
Lukis, Adrian
Merrison, Clive
Palmer, Geoffrey, 1927-2020
Skinns, Chrissy
Smith, Matt, 1982-
Warner Home Video (Firm)
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