The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam

1928 4h 11m IT

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★5.2TMDB · 5★6IMDB · 70

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Made by Istituto Luce, there is an understandable focus on Italian athletes, but it is the first Olympic documentary that describes the techniques of certain events.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Languages: No Language
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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At 251 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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98 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 6

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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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IMDB entry: tt7266936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

A long sit — settle in. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1At 251 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
298 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5IMDB entry: tt7266936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 251 min · 4h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
IMDB: The IX Olympiad in Amsterdam (1928)
IMDB rating: 6/10 · 70 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

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.