Product Description

Based on a true story. A top sculler is the favorite to capture the gold medal in the 1980 moscow olympics. He willingly sacrifices everything -career marriage the chance for a normal life. Tragedy strikes as president carter announces the us boycott of the games.. Studio: Vanguard Cinema Release Date: 12/23/2003 Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #23659 in DVD
• Brand: Vanguard
• Released on: 2001-06-19
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English, Japanese
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 116 minutes

Customer Reviews

Not quite "The Amateurs" on film but...
A darn good movie by any stretch. Yes, like the reviews below, the rowers "could" have been better. And yes, this is a sort-of tribute to Tiff Woods let's-film-The Amateurs-in-video. But really, it is so much more. For non-rowers, or those of lesser skills than enthusiasm (like me) it is a beautiful art-book-on-film complete with emotions. And given the few films out there on rowing, I would say the director did an admirable job. Certainly if you have non-rowing friends you wouldn't be ashamed to screen them this film to give them some sense of what the sport is all about. And compared to Oxford Blues, this is a visual and acting masterpiece! Don't let the hard-core rowers turn you off on this film.

ROWING THROUGH
My name is XENO and I took part as an extra in the movie.
Once I sat through the movie, I can safely say that Rowing Through is deadly boring. The movie drags on for ever. To us rowers, it is a known fact, that rowing skills shown by actors in motion pictures are mostly horrible. (The only capable actors were M.Streep and G. Davis.) Besides having made some pocket change back then as an extra, I am VERY HAPPY that NO ONE (in the small world of rowing) can tell that I was even remotely part of this failed attempt to portray a phenomenal Olympic effort.
XENO

its not the rowing that sucks
A lot of rowers comment on the horrible technique of the actors who portray this Olympic level rowers. Hey, its not just that. Its the whole movie. The acting is baaad... the story line is baaad... Its not interesting at all! It gives the sport a horrible image cause, hey, the movie is dull as my scissors. The most exciting part of the film for me is when they showed the Montreal basin (I row there). I watched it simply for kicks tonight and unfortunately, will have to pay for it with my early 6am row tomorrow.