Knute Rockne

Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.

Movie - 1961, 2h 15m • as Self (archive footage)

A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as himself

Mel Allen hosts this look at Babe Ruth's life and career, focusing primarily on Ruth's years with the New York Yankees.