The Criterion Collection: 100 Years of Olympic Films
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- DirectorAdrian WoodStarsGeorg AbergBenjamin AdamsPlatt AdamsNewly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee, The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (Stockholm 1912) is the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.
- DirectorJean de RoveraA documentary covering the Olympic Games at Chamonix in 1924.
- DirectorJean de RoveraA documentary on the Olympic games of ancient Greece, made during the 1924 games.
- DirectorJean de RoveraA documentary on the 1924 Olympic Game in Paris.
- DirectorArnold FanckOthmar GurtnerStarsSonja HenieAlf AndersenBertel BackmannA documentary about the 1928 St. Moritz Olympics.
- A documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
- DirectorWilhelm PragerA documentary on the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam.
- 193638mNot Rated6.1 (153)ShortDirectorHerbert BriegerCarl JunghansStarsAdolf HitlerThis Nazi propaganda film covers the 1936 Winter Olympics that were held in Germany.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlStarsDavid AlbrittonArvo AskolaJack BeresfordThe document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin.
- DirectorLeni RiefenstahlStarsSheigo AraiJack BeresfordRalf BerzsenyiThe document of the 1936 Olympics at Berlin, orchestrated as Nazi propaganda.
- DirectorAndré MichelStarsGretchen FraserFinn HelgesenNils KarlssonA documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz.
- DirectorCastleton KnightStarsTed HusingBill SternHarold AbrahamsDocumentary on the 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad. They were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England.
- DirectorTancred IbsenStarsHjalmar 'Hjallis' AndersenKing Olav VA documentary covering the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
- DirectorHannu LeminenStarsCarl-Erik CreutzReino PalmrothUsko SantavuoriPart one of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
- DirectorHannu LeminenStarsReino PalmrothPaavo NurmiPart two of the official film of XV Olympics in Helsinki 1952.
- DirectorHolger HarrivirtaStarsMatti TamminenDocumentary footage from the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
- DirectorGiorgio FerroniStarsEmma AlbrightRenzo AlveraMax AngstA documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- DirectorPeter WhitchurchStarsViktor AgeyevPyotr BreusIvo CipciA documentary covering the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
- DirectorRené LucotStarsFrançois PérierVoitto HellsténVeikko KarvonenThe official filmed record of the 1956 Olympic Games in Australia.
- DirectorLouis GueguenA documentary about French marathon runner Alain Mimoun at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
- A documentary covering the equestrian events of 1956 Olympic Games in Stockholm.
- DirectorHeribert MeiselStarsBing CrosbyTony CurtisHeinz Fischer-KarwinA documentary covering the 1960 Winter Olympic Games in Squaw Valley, California.
- DirectorRomolo MarcelliniStarsLivio BerrutiAbebe BikilaRalph Boston142 minutes of the film speak of events and athletes that have characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
- DirectorTheo HörmannStarsBob BeattieHeinz EngelmannErnst GrissemannTheo Hörmann's official International Olympic Committee documentary chronicling the events leading up to, during and after the IX Olympic Winter Games held in Innsbruck, Austria in 1964.
- DirectorKon IchikawaStarsAntonio AmbuGary AndersonGerry AshworthKon Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on display at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, creating a record of observations that range from the expansive to the intimate.