People, Hopes, Medals

1960 1h 33m DE

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★4.6TMDB · 5

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Heinz Fischer-Karwin
Narrator
Heinz Maegerlein
Narrator
Heribert Meisel
Narrator
Tony Curtis
Self
Janet Leigh
Self
Jayne Mansfield
Self
Mickey Hargitay
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Heribert Meisel
Languages: German
Countries: United States of America, Germany

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.

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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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Heinz Fischer-Karwin and Heinz Maegerlein and Heribert Meisel carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1985144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Heribert Meisel directs. Evelyn Wedekind cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

166 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Germany.
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.
5Editor Evelyn Wedekind shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Heinz Fischer-Karwin and Heinz Maegerlein and Heribert Meisel carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1985144 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Evelyn Wedekind
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: DE
IMDB: People, Hopes, Medals (1960)

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.