Games of the XXI Olympiad

1977 1h 58m FR

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Documentary

Synopsis

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Edited from almost 100 km of film footage shot during the Games, this feature documentary is a breathtaking portrait of the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Much more than a simple record of the Games, the film approaches each event with the intention of revealing the athlete - whether winner or loser - as a unique individual.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nadia Comăneci
Self
João Carlos de Oliveira
Self
Caitlyn Jenner
Self (as Bruce Jenner)
Olga Korbut
Self
Francine Laurendeau
Self
Greg Louganis
Self
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Self - Spectator
Leni Riefenstahl
Self - Spectator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Claude Labrecque
Languages: French
Countries: Canada

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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ERA

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Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque, shot by André-Luc Dupont. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Editor Werner Nold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Nadia Comăneci and João Carlos de Oliveira and Caitlyn Jenner carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean-Claude Labrecque directs. André-Luc Dupont behind the camera. Werner Nold cuts. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in French.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jean-Claude Labrecque, shot by André-Luc Dupont. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Werner Nold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Nadia Comăneci and João Carlos de Oliveira and Caitlyn Jenner carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0202928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: André-Luc Dupont
Editing: Werner Nold
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Games of the XXI Olympiad (1977)

Part of

100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

Spanning fifty-three movies and forty-one editions of the Olympic Games, 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 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.