Art in the Ring (Original title)
Dates: 1989 (Copyright), 06 October 1989 (Television)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: An exploration of the world of boxing through some of its keenest admirers in the arts, among them writer Norman Mailer, novelist Joyce Carol Oates and Budd Schulberg, author of 'On the Waterfront'. Moving between the reality of the fight game in Atlantic City, Brooklyn and London and the fiction and feature films set in the world of the ring, the programme asks; is boxing still the supreme athletic art providing the last refuge of the warrior - or is it simply 'showbusiness with blood?'
Genre: Anthology
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 06 October 1989Broadcast company: BBCCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:20Runtime: 60 mins Network - Colour
Dates: 1989 (Copyright), 06 October 1989 (Television)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: An exploration of the world of boxing through some of its keenest admirers in the arts, among them writer Norman Mailer, novelist Joyce Carol Oates and Budd Schulberg, author of 'On the Waterfront'. Moving between the reality of the fight game in Atlantic City, Brooklyn and London and the fiction and feature films set in the world of the ring, the programme asks; is boxing still the supreme athletic art providing the last refuge of the warrior - or is it simply 'showbusiness with blood?'
Genre: Anthology
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 06 October 1989Broadcast company: BBCCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:20Runtime: 60 mins Network - Colour
Credits
(3)
Production Company: BBC TV, Producer: Kim Evans, Series Editor: Andrew Snell
Cast
(8)
Norman Mailer, Nigel Collins, Victor Scannell, Joyce Carol Oates, Budd Schulberg, Jake La Motta, Willem Dafoe, Abraham Polonsky (interviewee)