Glickman

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Glickman

2012

1h 23m

Documentary

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6 Reviews

91%

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Filmmaker James L. Freedman examines the life of Marty Glickman, star athlete and pioneer in sports broadcasting.

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Wall Street Journal

Not many documentaries-not many, certainly, devoted to sports figures-can claim to bring their subjects to life so fully.

Aug 23, 2013

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

Not just an affectionate portrait of a gifted athlete-turned-groundbreaking sportscaster, the film is also a fond remembrance of life in New York City from the 1930s through the '70s.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2013

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

As James Freedman's doc demonstrates, Glickman was the first true voice of the fan, inventing a whole new language for our 24/7 sports-mad culture on then-upstart HBO in the 1970s.

Jun 8, 2020

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Gerald Peary

Arts Fuse

The rousing story of Marty Glickman,who invented,in the 1940s and 1950s, the modern style of sports broadcasting.

Rated: 3 stars

Sep 25, 2013

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Kevin Jagernauth

The Playlist

Marty Glickman was simply being the best Marty Glickman he could be. For many he wasn't just the best Marty Glickman he was simply: the best.

Rated: B

Aug 28, 2013

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

The documentary hews to a conventional structure, its own story chronological and in some instances, perfunctory, using archival voiceover from Glickman (who died in 2001) as well as bits of his announcing.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 27, 2013

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Very well-done documentary about one of the true unsung pioneers of modern sports broadcasting. Marty Glickman very quietly paved the road for most of the current sports broadcasting legends that you see on the networks now, and just about all of them are more than happy to do interviews in this to help contribute to his memory.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Saw this on HBO. Great Documentary. I had never known about the 1936 Olympic controversy. Who knows what would have happened had we let them run? We could have added further humiliation to Hitler.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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good documentary, not outstanding like others brought from the people at HBO

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Great depiction of an athlete gone sportscaster

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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James L. Freedman

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Synopsis

Filmmaker James L. Freedman examines the life of Marty Glickman, star athlete and pioneer in sports broadcasting.

Director: James L. Freedman
Producer: James L. Freedman
Screenwriter: James L. Freedman
Production Co: Sikelia Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2014
Runtime: 1h 23m