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The Grand Olympics

The Grand Olympics (1961)

Directed by Romolo Marcellini
2h 22minruntime
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Plot

Events and athletes that characterized the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. From the absolute protagonist Wilma Rudolph, called the black gazelle, to Livio Berruti, the first white to win the 200 meters, to the deeds of Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who won the marathon racing barefoot.

Main cast

Jesse Owens

Jesse Owens

Himself

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Himself

Rafer Johnson

Rafer Johnson

Himself

John XXIII.

John XXIII.

Himself

No photo

Ralph Boston

Himself

No photo

Wilma Rudolph

Self (uncredited)

Constantine II of Greece

Constantine II of Greece

Self (uncredited)

Genres

Documentary

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleLa grande olimpiade
Original languageItaliano (IT)
Spoken languagesItaliano
Production countriesItaly
StatusReleased
Production companiesIstituto Luce Cinecittà, CONI
Release date26 maggio 1961
Executive producerFranco Galliano
EditingMario Serandrei, Jolanda Benvenuti, Alberto Verdejo
Cinematography
Mario Fioretti, Francesco Attenni, Cesare Colò, Mario Damicelli, Aldo Alessandri, Renato del Frate, Carlo Ventimiglia, Libio Bartoli, Angelo Filippini, Emanuele Piccirilli, Marco Scarpelli, Angelo Lotti, Angelo Jannarelli, Vittorio della Valle, Masino Manunza, Antonio Secchi, Renato Sinistri
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Fausto Zuccoli, Luigi Kuveiller, Emanuel Lomiry, Erico Menczer, Ugo Nudi
Assistant directorsRomolo Marcellini
Camera operators
Mario Fioretti, Francesco Attenni, Cesare Colò, Mario Damicelli, Aldo Alessandri, Renato del Frate, Carlo Ventimiglia, Libio Bartoli, Angelo Filippini, Emanuele Piccirilli, Marco Scarpelli, Angelo Lotti, Angelo Jannarelli, Vittorio della Valle, Masino Manunza, Antonio Secchi, Renato Sinistri
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Fausto Zuccoli, Luigi Kuveiller, Emanuel Lomiry, Erico Menczer, Ugo Nudi
Additional photography
Mario Fioretti, Francesco Attenni, Cesare Colò, Mario Damicelli, Aldo Alessandri, Renato del Frate, Carlo Ventimiglia, Libio Bartoli, Angelo Filippini, Emanuele Piccirilli, Marco Scarpelli, Angelo Lotti, Angelo Jannarelli, Vittorio della Valle, Masino Manunza, Antonio Secchi, Renato Sinistri
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Fausto Zuccoli, Luigi Kuveiller, Emanuel Lomiry, Erico Menczer, Ugo Nudi
MusicArmando Trovajoli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
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SoundArmando Trovajoli, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Collection100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012

Release dates

Theatrical release

Italy / May 26, 1961

Russia / Jul 12, 1961 / (Moscow Film Festival)

United States / Apr 21, 1964 / NR

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