John Facenda

John Facenda

Movies for John Facenda...

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Title: Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: September 23, 2022
Type: Movie
Celebrated author and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin tackles the myth that the NFL was somehow free of politics before Colin Kaepernick and other Black NFL players took a knee.
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The Great American Soccer Explosion
Title: The Great American Soccer Explosion
Character: Narrator
Released: June 29, 1983
Type: Movie
Short documentary looking at the rise in popularity of soccer in the USA in the early 1980s.
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Middle Age Crazy
Title: Middle Age Crazy
Character: Sportscaster (voice)
Released: July 25, 1980
Type: Movie
A married man is turning forty and that's when the midlife crisis hits ...
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Progress Island U.S.A.
Title: Progress Island U.S.A.
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1973
Type: Movie
The film presents a description of Puerto Rico of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It shows some of what the island had to offer at that time and explains that Puerto Rico is "American in every respect", except for its "360 days of sunshine", due to the results of Operation Bootstrap.
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They Call it Pro Football
Title: They Call it Pro Football
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1966
Type: Movie
The first NFL Films feature, it established the trend of dramatizing the game itself and not the outcome.
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The Burglar
Title: The Burglar
Character: News Commentator
Released: June 1, 1957
Type: Movie
Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.
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The Super Seventies
Title: The Super Seventies
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Wherein the teams and players that dominated the decade are recalled in their peak moments. The "Immaculate Reception", "Doomsday in the Dome", the "Over the Hill Gang", the "No Name Defense" and the "Steel Curtain" live on this splendid retrospective. Features Spectacular footage and the Team and Player of the Decade (the Steelers and O.J. Simpson). As usual, John Facenda's personable narration adds an exciting edge to the film.