Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory

2007 1h 28m EN

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Documentary

Synopsis

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A documentary covering the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Will Lyman
Narrator

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bud Greenspan
Writers: Michael Schanzer, Andrew Squicciarini, Sydney Thayer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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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 Bob Scott. 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: tt1312953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bud Greenspan directs. Bob Scott behind the camera. Michael Schanzer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
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 Bob Scott. 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: tt1312953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bob Scott
Editing: Michael Schanzer
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Bud Greenspan’s Torino 2006: Stories of Olympic Glory (2007)

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.