12 May 1980
The Comeback
After an absence of five years, six times Mr Olympia winner Arnold Schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the World Body Building Championship for the 7th time.
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Documentary about a man who starts bodybuilding to start anew and make his sons proud of him.
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