When a talented college freshman joins the rowing team, she becomes obsessed with achieving excellence at all costs. As she navigates the competitive world of collegiate sports, she must confront her own ambition, the burden of being a force of nature, and the extreme measures she takes to succeed.
A college student joins a student protest in San Francisco during the anti-war movement. He witnesses police brutality and corruption, and becomes a part of the student movement against tyranny and social issues.
Johnny Apollo, the son of a respected lawyer, is forced to take desperate measures when his father is imprisoned for embezzlement. He becomes involved in a dangerous criminal underworld, seeking revenge and trying to clear his father's name.
A braggart college athlete travels to Oxford, England to compete in a rowing race, but gets caught up in a rivalry, mistaken identity, and a romantic entanglement.
11-year-old Michi lives in a children's home, every day fighting to win the respect of the other kids, till the day he finds his real dad, Tom - who happens to be a dwarf, even shorter than Michi is, the opposite of his idea of manliness and strength. When the kids find out, Michi's life becomes hell and he flees. With nowhere to go, he moves in with Tom, who is new to this fatherhood thing, while Michi tried to hide his embarrassment and shame from his fellow school kids. This forces Tom, who had coped well till now, to confront his handicap head on. As time passes, they discover they have more in common than other sons and fathers, until their relationship is again suddenly put to the hard test...
Rawley University is about to receive a star athlete who could give it the first championship rowing team it's ever had. Unfortunately, he gets drafted into the army before he's able to join the team. Two of the team's members get the bright idea of passing off a burly truck driver as the "athlete". Complications ensue.
This romantic drama focuses on the romance between a 14-year-old mathematics genius and a 19-year-old All-American volleyball player.
A philosophy professor accompanies his school's rowing team on a worldwide tour.
This Traveltalks short visits cities and towns along the Thames River. It begins in London, with views of Cleopatra's Needle and the Tower Bridge. We then visit the Trout Inn at Oxford, a favorite gathering place for students at the university. After a short look at Eton, it's off to Henley-on-Thames and the world-famous regatta.
The girls of competitive rowing club Nereus are hoping to win the women’s eight. One of them, Jenny, falls for an art dealer and becomes pregnant. Her friends at the club, her coach and her father all pitch in to help. The first Dutch feature length colour film.
This MGM Traveltalk short focuses on the history of England's colleges in Cambridge, Oxford, and Eton and the towns that surround the campuses.
In an exclusive Swiss school for young girls, Christa Storm discovers she is going to have a baby, and keeps the secret from everyone but her lover, David Perrin, a young medical student. Having been in the private school most of her life, she can't confide in her father whom she hardly knows and, while he wishes to but can't afford to marry her, David can't get the approval of his father.a
Out for the Long Run follows the journey of a gay long-distance runner as he faces homophobia, discrimination, and personal challenges while striving to reach his athletic goals. The documentary explores his experiences as both a college and Olympic athlete, shedding light on the issues faced by LGBTQ athletes in the sports world. With interviews and personal stories, it presents a compelling narrative of determination, resilience, and the pursuit of acceptance.
Eight Girls concerns an all-female rowing team with its own club-house. One of the team announces she pregnant and finds herself torn between men (father and fiancé) who want the child aborted and the women who want her to keep it and bring it up at the club. The men win but it's the women you remember, especially the magnificent Hanna, team leader and determined adversary of the world of fathers.
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