Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory

1989 3h 22m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 4

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary covering the 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

David Perry
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bud Greenspan
Writers: Bud Greenspan
Languages: English
Countries: Canada

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RUNTIME

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At 202 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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37 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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bud Greenspan, shot by Robert Brooks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Schanzer 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: tt0097005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bud Greenspan directs. Robert Brooks behind the camera. Michael Schanzer cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1At 202 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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.
5Directed by Bud Greenspan, shot by Robert Brooks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Michael Schanzer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt0097005 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert Brooks
Editing: Michael Schanzer
Runtime: 202 min · 3h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Calgary ’88: 16 Days of Glory (1989)

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.