A moving and warm-hearted tribute, with excerpts from the archives and humorous and affectionate recollections from friends and directors. The mythical film scenes and the revealing anecdotes confirm that Lino Ventura was not only a great actor, but also a man of integrity.
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices.
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.