Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory

2001 1h 56m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 3

Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Will Lyman
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bud Greenspan
Writers: Bud Greenspan, Bruce Beffa
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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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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IMDB entry: tt0811097 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Bud Greenspan directs. Michael Schanzer cuts. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Michael Schanzer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0811097 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Michael Schanzer
Sound: Rex Recker
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Sydney 2000: Stories of Olympic Glory (2001)

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.