Bud Greenspan's Favorite Stories of Olympic Glory
Brief Synopsis
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Filmmaker Bud Greenspan chronicles the true stories behind five amateur athletes from previous Summer Olympics. Using rare archival footage and interviews, Greenspan profiles Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, Australian swimmer Duncan Armstrong, Russian Greco-R
Cast & Crew
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Bud Greenspan
Director
Jeff Blatnick
Laurie Lawrence
Alexander Karelin
John Kelley
Mike Keller
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Sports
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
Filmmaker Bud Greenspan chronicles the true stories behind five amateur athletes from previous Summer Olympics. Using rare archival footage and interviews, Greenspan profiles Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci, Australian swimmer Duncan Armstrong, Russian Greco-Roman wrestler Alexander Karelin, and American decathlete Dan O'Brien.
Director
Bud Greenspan
Director
Cast
Jeff Blatnick
Laurie Lawrence
Alexander Karelin
John Kelley
Mike Keller
Onni Niskanen
Will Lyman
Narrator
Bela Karolyi
Bob Richards
Dave Johnson
Matt Ghaffari
Duncan Armstrong
Frank Deford
Rick Sloan
Kenny Moore
Basil Heatley
Dan O'brien
Ron Clarke
Stephen Quartermain
Lyudmila Turischeva
Nadia Comaneci
Leroy Walker
Amy Ghaffari
Crew
Bruce Beffa
Producer
Bruce Beffa
Location Manager
Nancy Beffa
Location Manager
Nancy Beffa
Executive Producer
Suzanne Beffa
Production
Eric Bills
Camera Assistant
Jim Bolser
Camera Operator
Mark Borenstein
Camera Operator
Alvin Bowens
Video Post-Production
Terry Brennan
Camera Assistant
Robin Briley
Camera Operator
Anne Byers
Camera Assistant
Jerome Chant
Camera Assistant
Warren Cox
Camera Assistant
Elliot Deitch
Sound Editor
Josef Demian
Camera Operator
Mohinder Dhillon
Camera Operator
Franklin Dilone
Production
Doug Drummond
Camera Operator
David Foerder
Camera Assistant
Randy Foster
Camera Assistant
Bud Greenspan
Writer
Bud Greenspan
Producer
Cory Griffin
Camera Assistant
Sarah Gromko
Sound
Buena H Guzman
Associate Producer
Eric Hamilton
Associate Producer
June Harle
Production
Daniel J Holdren
Camera Operator
Lee Holdridge
Music
Larry Kaltenbach
Camera Assistant
John Kosmaczewski
Camera Operator
Thomas Krakowiak
Camera Operator
Bill Laing
Camera Assistant
Stephen Longstreth
Camera Assistant
Doug Longwill
Camera Operator
Rick Lukens
Camera Operator
Blake Mchugh
Camera Operator
Eliza Miller
Production
Ariana Reaven
Production Associate
Rex Recker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Esther Regelson
Sound Editor
Bill Rice
Camera Operator
George Schak
Camera Assistant
Michael Schanzer
Editor
Bob M Scott
Camera Operator
Andrew Squicciarini
Editor
Sydney Thayer
Line Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Sports
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
