Alain Mimoun

1959 0h 24m FR

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★6.2TMDB · 8

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary about French marathon runner Alain Mimoun at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Alain Mimoun
Himself
Robert Porte
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Louis Gueguen
Writers: Gilbert Prouteau
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alain Goraguer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alain Mimoun and Robert Porte carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7242416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Louis Gueguen directs. Alain Goraguer scores. Janine Vernav cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 24-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 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.
5Original score by Alain Goraguer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Janine Vernav shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Alain Mimoun and Robert Porte carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt7242416 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Alain Goraguer
Editing: Janine Vernav
Runtime: 24 min · 0h 24m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
IMDB: Alain Mimoun (1959)

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.