The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912

2017 2h 50m EN

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Synopsis

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Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee - the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Adrian Wood
Languages: No Language
Countries: Sweden, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Switzerland.

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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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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7241484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Adrian Wood directs. Chris Rodmell cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Sweden, Switzerland. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 9 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Switzerland.
4Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Editor Chris Rodmell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt7241484 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Chris Rodmell
Runtime: 170 min · 2h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (2017)

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.