Sensation of the Century

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Sensation of the Century
NR 2 hr 36 minDocumentary100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012 PosterPart of 100 Years of Olympic Films: 1912–2012
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A documentary covering the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. It consists primarily of footage edited from the documentary TOKYO OLYMPIAD, directed by Kon Ichikawa.
DirectorsHiroshi MaedaTatsuji Yamagishi
WritersHiroshi MaedaTatsuji Yamagishi

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Tokyo Olympic Film Association

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.

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