Name: American Football
Director: Robert Drew
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1957-01-01

Question 1

What is American Football about?

Accepted Answer

A coach’s whole career depends upon winning this football game, the U.S. Air Force Academy against the University of Colorado. The film was an early experiment by Drew and his Associates to capture real life happening in front of the cameras. They had not yet developed the new equipment that would allow portable sync-sound filming, so they improvised. Drew, who was still a correspondent for LIFE Magazine at the time, was trying to make films that would promote LIFE stories on television. This idea was how Drew had convinced Time-Life to bankroll his fledgling film unit. Although the football story never became a LIFE magazine cover story, it served as a kind of dry-run for a film about another football game covered by Drew and his Associates four years later. That film, “Mooney vs. Fowle,” led by filmmaker James Lipscomb, became an award-winning, groundbreaking documentary.

Question 2

Who appears in American Football?

Accepted Answer

Cast info is available on the title page.

Question 3

What genre is American Football?

Accepted Answer

American Football is listed under Documentary.

Question 4

How long is American Football?

Accepted Answer

American Football has a runtime of 20 minutes.

Question 5

What year was American Football released?

Accepted Answer

American Football was released in 1957.