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The Bob Mathias Story is a american film of genre Drama directed by Francis D. Lyon released in USA on 24 october 1954 with Ward Bond

The Bob Mathias Story (1954)

The Bob Mathias Story
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Released in USA 24 october 1954
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating58% 2.9104452.9104452.9104452.9104452.910445

The Bob Mathias Story is a 1954 drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon, starring Bob Mathias and Ward Bond. The story of the first man to win two consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in the Decathlon in London in 1948 and in Helsinki in 1952. The film utilized extensive footage of the London and Helsinki Games, including actual footage of Mathias' triumphs.

Actors

Ward Bond

(Coach Virgil Jackson)Howard Petrie

(Dr. Charles Mathias)Ann Doran

(Lillian Mathias)Diane Jergens

(Pat Mathias)William Conrad
And :
Jonathan Hole
Harry Lauter
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