100 Years of Olympic Films : : 1912-2012

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Title from container.
Films originally produced between 1912 and 2012.
Accompanying book text by Peter Cowie ; message to viewers by Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee.
4K restorations of Olympia, Tokyo Olympiad, and Visions of Eight, among other titles.
1. Stockholm 1912 -- 2. Chamonix 1924 ; Paris 1924 -- 3. St. Moritz 1928 -- 4. Amsterdam 1928 -- 5. Amsterdam 1928 -- 6. Amsterdam 1928 -- 7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ; Berlin 1936 -- 8. Berlin 1936 -- 9. St. Moritz 1948 -- 10. London 1948 -- 11. Oslo 1952 -- 12. Helsinki 1952 -- 13. Helsinki 1952 -- 14. Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 -- 15. Melbourne/Stockholm 1956 -- 16. Squaw Valley 1960 -- 17. Rome 1960 -- 18. Innsbruck 1964 -- 19. Tokyo 1964 -- 20. Tokyo 1964 -- 21. Grenoble 1968 -- 22. Mexico City 1968 -- 23. Sapporo 1972 -- 24. Munich 1972 -- 25. Innsbruck 1976 ; Montreal 1976 -- 26. Lake Placid 1980 ; Moscow 1980 ; 27. Sarajevo 1984 -- 28. Los Angeles 1984 -- 29. Los Angeles 1984 -- 30. Calgary 1988 -- 31. Seoul 1988 -- 32. Seoul 1988 -- 33. Seoul 1988 -- 34. Albertville 1992 -- 35. Barcelona 1992 -- 36. Lillehammer 1994 -- 37. Lillehammer 1994 -- 38. Atlanta 1996 -- 39. Nagano 1998 -- 40. Sydney 2000 -- 41. Salt Lake City 2002 ; Athens 2004 -- 42. Turin 2006 ; Beijing 2008 -- 43. Vancouver 2010 ; London 2012.
Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, this set is the culmination of a monumental, award-winning archival project encompassing dozens of new restorations by the International Olympic Committee. The documentaries collected here cast a cinematic eye on some of the most iconic moments in the history of modern sports, spotlighting athletes who embody the Olympic motto of "Faster, Higher, Stronger": Jesse Owens shattering world records on the track in 1936 Berlin, Jean-Claude Killy dominating the Grenoble slopes in 1968, Joan Benoit breaking away to win the Games' first women's marathon in Los Angeles in 1984. In addition to the impressive ten-feature contribution of Bud Greenspan, this stirring collective chronicle of triumph and defeat includes such documentary landmarks as Leni Riefenstahl's Olympia and Kon Ichikawa's Tokyo Olympiad, along with captivating lesser-known works by major directors like Claude Lelouch, Carlos Saura, and Miloš Forman. It also offers a fascinating glimpse of the development of film itself, and of the technological progress that has brought viewers ever closer to the action. Traversing continents and decades, reflecting the social, cultural, and political changes that have shaped our recent history, this movie marathon showcases a hundred years of human endeavor.
DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

NICE submitted by kevinhe on July 30, 2019, 10:40am nice collection of Olympic !

. submitted by cutie patootie on June 20, 2021, 9:04pm good collection