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100 years of Olympic films. 15, Melbourne/Stockholm 1956.

DVD edition.

[New York City, NY] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]

©2013 ©2014

1 videodisc (206 min.) : sound, color, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

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Four films were made around the Games of the XVI Olympiad in 1956, the first Olympic Games ever held in Australia, or indeed anywhere outside Euope and the U.S. (though equestrian events took place in Stockholm). Of the two feature endeavors, The Melbourne Rendez-vous (Rendez-vous à Melbourne), directed by René Lucot, excels. Its tone is more observant and more inquiring than that of most Olympic films. Olympic Games, 1956, is not as inspired as Lucot's film, but there are some fetching scenes in the Olympic Village. Alain Mimou is a jewel of a documentary about the beloved long-distance Algerian-born French runner who conquers his first marathon. The last visual record of these Games, The Horse in Focus, covers the equestrian segment, which for the first time in Olympic history was held in a different city than the host city.

The Criterion collection

Criterion collection.

Mimoun, Alain, 1921-2013.

Olympic Games (16th : 1956 : Melbourne, Vic.)

Olympics -- History.

Melbourne (Vic.) -- History -- 20th century.

Stockholm (Sweden) -- History -- 20th century.

Sports films.

Documentary films.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Short films.

Whitchurch, Peter, director, producer, narrator.

Lucot, René, 1908-2003, director, screenwriter.

Marcillac, Raymond, screenwriter, narrator.

Gueguen, Louis, director.

Prouteau, Gilbert, screenwriter.

Wood, Adrian, 1955- producer.

McGuire, Harp, 1921-1966, narrator.

Périer, François, narrator.

Porte, Robert, 1923-1966, narrator.

Chevallier, Christian, composer (expression)

Goraguer, Alain, composer (expression)

Australian Olympic Federation, presenter.

Productions CSA, production company.

SoL Film, production company.

International Olympic Committee, restorationist (expression)

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

One hundred years of Olympic films. 15, Melbourne/Stockholm 1956

Melbourne/Stockholm 1956

Title on disc container: Melbourne/Stockholm 1956 : Games of the XVI Olympiad

Games of the XVI Olympiad

Container of (work): Olympic Games, 1956 (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Rendez-vous à Melbourne (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Alain Mimoun (Motion picture)

Container of (work): Hästen i centrum (Motion picture)

Title from disc surface.

Originally produced as motion pictures in 1956, 1957, and 1959. Restored editions copyright 2013 and 2014.

"A restoration by the International Olympic Committee"--Closing credits.

"Under exclusive license from the International Olympic Committee and the U.S. Olympic Committee"--Disc label.

Full screen (1.37:1 aspect ratio).

Director of photography, Dennis A. Hill (Olympic Games 1956), Jean-Yves Tierce (Alain Mimoun) ; editing, Hugh McInnes (Olympic Games 1956), Jean-Charles Dudrumet (Rendez-vous à Melbourne), Janine Vernav (Alain Mimoun) ; music, Christian Chevalier (Rendez-vous à Melbourne), Alain Goraguer (Alain Mimoun) ; restoration producer, Adrian Wood.

Narrators, Peter Whitchurch and Harp McGuire (Olympic Games 1956), François Périer and Raymond Marcillac (Rendez-vous à Melbourne), Robert Porte (Alain Mimoun).

DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital monaural.

Olympic Games, 1956 in English; The Melbourne rendez-vous and Alain Mimoun in French with optional English subtitles; The Horse in focus in Swedish with optional English subtitles. End credits of the restored editions in French and English.

Olympic Games 1956 / the Australian Olympic Federation presents ; produced and directed by Peter Whitchurch Rendez-vous à Melbourne = The Melbourne rendez-vous / un film des Productions CSA ; réalisation de René Lucot ; commentaire de Hubert-René Lucot et Raymond Marcillac Alain Mimoun / les Productions CSA présentent ; réalisation, Louis Gueguen ; commentaire de Gilbert Prouteau Hästen i centrum : XVI Olympiadens ryttartävlingar 1956, Stockholm 10-17 Juni = The horse at the forefront : the XVI Olympic Equestrian Competition, Stockholm, June 10-17, 1956 = [The horse in focus] / SoL Film

Olympic Games 1956: The torch travels to Victoria -- Opening Ceremony -- 110-meter hurdles -- Women's discus throw -- Hammer throw -- Men's 100 meters -- 5,000 meters -- Men's high jump -- Gymnastics -- Basketball -- Fencing -- Wrestling -- Weight lifting -- Boxing -- Sailing -- Shooting -- Women's 100 meters -- Triple jump -- 800 meters -- Men's javelin throw -- 50-kilometer walk -- Modern pentathlon -- Men's 200 meters -- Pole vault -- 80-meter hurdles -- 3,000-meter steeplechase -- Women's long jump -- Canoeing and rowing -- Men's discus throw -- Women's 200 meters -- Men's shot put -- 1,500 meters -- Women's shot put -- 4 x 100-meter relay -- Cycling -- Swimming and diving -- Marathon -- Closing Ceremony.

Rendez-vous à Melbourne: Introduction to Melbourne -- Opening Ceremony -- On and off the track -- Men's shot put -- Men's 100 meters -- Triple jump -- 10,000 meters -- Olympic Village -- 400-meter hurdles -- Men's discus throw -- Meeting the officials -- 800 meters -- R and R -- Men's 200 meters -- Men's high jump -- Melbourne by night -- Cycling -- Weight lifting -- Wrestling and boxing -- Rowing -- Sailing -- 1,500 meters -- Women's 100 meters -- Women's discus throw -- Women's shot put -- Women's javelin throw -- Women's 200 meters -- 80-meter hurdles -- Women's long jump -- Women's 4 x 100-meter relay -- Hammer throw -- Australian wildlife -- Swimming -- Men's 4 x 100-meter relay -- Men's long jump -- 400 meters -- Men's javelin throw -- Pole vault -- 5,000 meters -- Marathon -- Closing ceremony.

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