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Historical documentary that explores the origins of the modern Olympic Games. The film follows the progress of three athletes who visit sites of the ancient Olympics and attempt to recreate different...
Relates the events surrounding the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, using archive footage and interviews with witnesses.
German Chancellor Willy Brandt bowed to Israeli pressure and decided against a diplomatic solution with the help of Egypt, that had already been worked out. The hostages were sacrificed for a political...
A compilation of sporting events from the modern Olympic Games. Archive footage and interviews with athletes includes footage of swimmer Mark Spitz, runner Kip Keino and gymnast Olga Korbut.
Looks at ways in which new kinds of partnerships are forming. In Manchester the public and private sectors have joined with central government to bid for the Olympic Games in the year 2000. The public sector...
A look at the six years of preparation that have gone into Barcelona’s preparation for the 25th Olympic Games. Presents a ‘behind the scenes’ view of how Barcelona prepared for and managed the games,...
Inspired by George Orwell’s "A Homage to Catalonia", Robert Hughes first visited Barcelona in 1968. Twenty-four years later, as the city prepares itself to host the 1992 Olympic Games, Hughes returns to...
A documentary film about the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, shot by 164 cameramen using 1031 cameras, showing close, long and medium shots of the games.
Part one of Leni Riefenstahl’s documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games.
In 1935 Leni Riefenstahl was approached by the president of the German Olympic Committee to make a film of the 1936 Berlin games, which were being staged by Goebbels as a giant propaganda exercise. Using 44...
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